Thanks for the suggestions. I'll raise the dirt floor and throw in some sand for drainage. The moat idea is a good one too Thanks
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The tarp and cardboard is something I'll try
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I use the Deep litter method on a dirt floor. My coop is on a raised brick foundation over a pit...
I'm in London, Uk. In winter the soil is pretty much wet all the time. I wanted to go with a dirt floor so I could use the deep litter method but I'm now having second thoughts, mainly because the makeshift coop I've been trying this out with has problems with a couple of sick chickens, which...
I'm planning on building a chicken coop with no floor, so all the poop goes straight onto the soil. How feasible is this considering that the winters are wet here and the soil below the coop will most likely be wet?
Thanks