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Keep the wood shavings on top as mulch....if it's mixed in it will suck up nitrogen your plants need....rain/snow/watering will wash the nitrogen from poop into soil.

But Coop de Grass' question was not about outside compost, it was about "deep litter inside the coop". .......yes, it is possible that DE would decrease the macro-organisms population in a coops deep litter. Plus it makes no sense to use DE in that, and most other, situations.

I do DL only in the run....it works great. Scroll up this thread to my other post, there's a couple links that could help you.

None!! Sorry...Welcome to BYC! Scroll up this thread to my last post, there's a couple links that could help you.

Here's couple links that might help. You might not want deep litter in your coop, deep bedding might be better choice. TalkALittle's post on DB vs DL: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1075545/can-i-do-deep-litter-method-with-this-coop#post_16440037 Here's a great description of contents...

try this thread, lots of iterations https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/621363/poop-board-convert-warning-graphic-gross-poop-pictures