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P.S. Some towns have municipal piles that residents can freely take from -- you could look for the older piles and get material there.

I don't know if it has to be that long, but so they aren't green, fresh, and wet anymore. You can start with shavings, straw, pine straw, leaves, etc.

Mulch is OK if it's well aged and not dyed. Tree services will often be wiling to give you chips for free -- the catch being that you have to take the whole truckload and you'll need to let them age. I've got a pile in the corner of my property right now that's ready and if we need more tree...

You'll probably want to add some wood chips to keep the texture open and draining if you can get them, but you don't want fresh, green wood chips, you want aged chips. The chickens will dig in the litter and keep it turned for you, though you might occassionally need to break up any crusty...

An uncovered run is the perfect place for a deep little system. The cold composting of dry "brown" material and chicken poop is odor-free. You get the best results from a deep litter system if you use a mix of materials -- wood chips, shavings, straw, fall leaves, pine straw, and any other...