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Sounds like you need to stick with what's working. :D

Deep Litter *may* never have to be cleaned out at all -- if you get that perfect balance. Most people end up having to shovel it out after a long while when it's piled up high enough to start spilling out the doorframes. :)

Some people do manage to achieve the perfect balance of poop, litter, and moisture to create compost conditions that break everything down at the perfect rate. I wouldn't actually want to myself because I want to be able to harvest compost for my garden. :)

You can keep it as just dirt for a bit, but the poop will start to build up and then you'll want some bedding. My primary bedding for the coop is coarse-flake pine shavings but I also use a bit of pine straw, dried lawn clippings, and occasionally straw. My primary litter for the run is pine...