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I would think that the chickens will eat the seeds, so it shouldn't be a problem...- Stephine
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- Forum: Coop & Run - Design, Construction, & Maintenance
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DE kills bugs, so no, you don't want it in deep litter. If you do deep bedding that is not composting in place but just gives you more time between clean outs, I guess you could use some DE. Personally, I use elemental sulfur in their feed and dustbath. Works much better than DE against more...- Stephine
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Thank you! The run is rather small because we are planning on having them free range as soon as they are big enough and our dog trained to watch them. So I have no problem buying material for the litter. Good to know that the big stuff from our spring mowing will work, too. I will keep it in...- Stephine
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I need help getting started. I would like to do deep litter in the run. Right now it is just bare soil. The chicks are 13 weeks old and went out there a couple of weeks ago. So far most droppings seem to just disappear, but the soil is slowly getting hard and trampled. What should I throw in...- Stephine
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