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If you don't have materials on hand, straw is a good way to get a deep litter going. It is usually pretty cheep, we pay 4 dollars per bale and you should get an acceptable coverage depth from 3-4 bales. once you have that down, then anything you would put into a compost heap can go into the deep...

Our run is covered with straw about 2" deep at the moment. We let the chickens make compost for us and the straw is the starting point. We toss them most of the clippings from the garden and mowing along with some leftovers and peelings from the kitchen, they eat what they want and then break...