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NH is an awesome state. We moved back in 2005 after 13 years of being gone to the mid west. One thing I will tell you no matter what you use for bedding in your coop is that you need to make sure you vent it well. Good airflow will make a huge difference. I have 2 large gable vents and then I...

One observation that I have already seen with the shavings. They are light so whenever the girls fly down from their perch in the morning the shavings fly all over the place ! Im hoping this calms down a little once they ( the shavings ) are "aged". On a plus note the shavings dont foul the...

Here is a run down of what the pellets did after having them in the coop fom June 2011 until April 2012. No smell.......I did not change any pellets although in February I did shovel about 4 five gallon pails of broken down material out as it was piling up pretty good and getting into their...

I have used both in my coop with success. I have also used combination. As long as they are wood pelletts I dont think you can go wrong. They should all act the same way.

Using deep liter from what I have read and experienced doesnt work well if you dont let it build up and compost. It doesnt compost if you take the poop out ! I rake my pellets around every three weeks or so and dont remove any poop at all. The reason I would go with pellets ( as I did ) instead...

I burn wood pellets so its easy to steal them from my pile. Home depot, lowes and Tractor supply all sell them, prices range from 3.40 to 4.50 a bag. bags are 40 lbs, the chickens DO NOT eat them at least mine never have. I fill mine about 8 inches full ( thats important) and then I let them go...

I thought of shaving but with 8 tons of pellets being burned a year to heat the house ( 50 bags a ton ) I figured I wouldnt miss 6 to 8 bags.....lol Glad to hear you have had the same experience. How long have you been using deep liter? How often have you had to clean it out? I am hoping for a...

I thought I would post some feedback on my new Coop. I read everything I could find on the subject of "deep litter" before I built my coop and ended up with a great finished product. My coop has been in operation now for about 2 months. I have 10 chickens in it and its dimensions are 6x8. I...