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  1. gsim

    Deep litter method

    Quote: I would not build a floor for a poultry run area. Chooks need to be in direct contact with dirt. It is a natural thing. Then there is the cost and maintenance issue. Best put your money into a larger run with a good tall fence of welded wire and electrification. Gerry:cool:
  2. gsim

    Deep litter method

    Whatever is handy and free is best bet. Pine needles might be a good bet seeing as you have no grass. You might also be able to connect with neighbors who do have and cut grass, or even with a lawn care co. Could meet them to take clippings off of their hands. Gerry:cool:
  3. gsim

    Deep litter method

    Quote: I use grass clippings for my nests too. Have done so for two years now with no troubles whatsoever. Gerry:cool:
  4. gsim

    Deep litter method

    Quote: I would never close off ventilation in wintertime. I just keep my windows cracked and the pop doors open all day long. BUT I have a 18" turbine vent overhead and two gable vents and full length soffit vents that are open and working year-round. I open windows wide and prop coop...
  5. gsim

    Deep litter method

    I do not store them. I modify the way I mow so as to arrange for clippings to be lying in windrows to make raking them up easier. I usually get them the next day so they have a day to dry out somewhat. That way how deep I spread them in the coop is not an issue regarding mold. For times I...
  6. gsim

    Deep litter method

    Mine root thru it all but mostly eat the clover they can find amongst all of it. Seems 98% of it remains as litter. I have certain wild greens that I pull for them daily all summer long. Easiest in springtime, but easy to do in summertime too once you know what they like and where it grows...
  7. gsim

    Deep litter method

    It dries quickly inside of the coop, but makes for a nice smell for awhile after you dump it in. I barely spread it when topping it off (which I do all season long). I just let the chooks do all of that work as they root through each pile I dump in there. I have never used anything else and...
  8. gsim

    Deep litter method

    I use deep litter method for my 8 x 16 coop. I always use grass clippings. Free, smell good, and my chooks love them. I add to it periodically all year long. Just take a couple of fresh garbage drums full inside the coop and dump out. The chooks do the rest. In wintertime I will top it...
  9. gsim

    Deep litter method

    I am a first-timer. Have a linoleum floor in our 8 x 16 coop. We use crass clippings. I have straw put away for wintertime . Am adding ag lime to wintertime litter. I use two 36" lengths of pvc guttering with end caps for feed and water troughs. they sit on shelves built so that they...
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