deep litter

  1. S

    Raised Coop - sketchup designing - bedding and predator protection

    Can you make any suggestions to improve on this? ================================= DESIGN GOAL .... 1st design attempt... small urban yard....variable climate...central Pennsylvania.... goal is 10-12 hens. The coop will be about 5x7 inside though this isn't locked in yet. I decided on...
  2. ejtalbert

    Deep Litter Method in SMALL COOP??

    Hi! I'm Emily, and I have 5 12-week old pullets. They stay in the run most of the day, which is aprx 95sq feet. (fenced in because we live in the countryside-suburbs) I have heard that the deep litter method can amount to up to 12 inches of compost, and I just don't know if there is enough...
  3. CanadaEh

    adding charcoal to coop and run deep litter questions

    I have made a couple of 40-gal batches of charcoal lately and added it to a small section of chicken run deep litter for the purpose of chicken enjoyment and making/incorporating biochar in a future compost. Crashed to powder by foot traffic, even after thorough water hosing, the charcoal...
  4. Grace Brooks

    Do we need to clean dry odorless chick poop?

    Hello again awesome chicken peeps 😀 We have 4 chicks in our brooder/coop. (Almost 3 weeks old) We put them in there after the first couple nights because it is warm in southern California, and they have a heater as well, which they choose to only use at night. The rest of the time they are in...
  5. OlympicChick

    Deep Litter Method Forum Links

    This may be the longest thread: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/deep-litter-method.70/ https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/getting-mixed-up-deep-litter.5493/
  6. Chicken_Ninja

    Deep litter: how and what to do? (and what not to?)

    Hello guys So I have been seeing videos and reading a lot on the deep litter method and it seems very convenient especially to someone who can use lot of compost for the plantation. I would appreciate your personal knowldge and experience with that, how to do it, what to do, and most...
  7. IamRainey

    Deep litter for dummies question

    I'm trying DL for the first time. It's been going fine but my hens aren't scratching the poo in as I've read they're supposed to. There were just piles of it under the top roost! Today I took a rake up there and did it myself. TONS of clean shavings on the bottom. And no sign for...
  8. buffy-the-eggpile-layer

    What should deep litter compost look like when it's ready for the garden?

    We built a garden and got chickens this spring. We're brand new to all this (and loving it), so we don't know much about anything. We've been doing the deep litter method with a waterproof floor. It seems to be going very well. I stir it regularly and add pine shavings and we have almost no...
  9. gtaus

    Is a dust bath necessary if you have a deep litter coop?

    I am getting ready for my next project, a dust bath. However, before I start, I want to make sure I'm not wasting my time. My coop has a deep litter system of primarily wood chips (4-6 inches deep). Currently, the 10 week old chicks will dig a hole in the wood chips and make their own dust bath...
  10. UrbanHenKW123

    Koop Clean

    Hi everyone! I'm new to the chicken world - I am also in Canada. I am getting my day olds tomorrow from our local hatchery. Anyone on here use Koop Clean for the deep litter method? It was recommended to me but I'm having a hard time finding it here in Canada. Any recommendations for an...
  11. benkelssmith13

    Deep Litter Questions w/ Ducks

    We are new to owning ducks & have 3 Pekins. We live in the city but were able to get a permit to keep them. We built them an open pen in our ginormous concrete garage. The indoor pen is roughly 5' x 6' just built with 2x4s & chicken wire. Then they have a little duck door that leads to their...
  12. Trimurtisan

    Ducks and deep litter discussion

    Hey there folks. I've been doing a ton of research in order to build a duck house. When I came across deep litter I liked the idea, but there doesn't seem to be much info on it in regards to ducks. I read the thread at...
    • Trimurtisan
    • Thread
    • deep litter deep litter duck deep litter method duck bedding
    • Replies: 29
    • Forum: Ducks
  13. green_thumb

    Run Construction w/ Deep Litter- Lumber Dimensions, etc?

    I feel like this is my millionth set of questions, but I just can't pass up the fount of knowledge that is this group :) I'm building a run similar to the one picture below: rectangular with a lean-to metal roof, w/ hardware cloth and a hardware cloth apron around the perimeter. I have some...
  14. Katonk

    If you could ask a poultry science professor

    What's questions would you pose to a poultry science professor? I've had a bunch of questions about deep litter and the feisability of a tractor hybrid, so I decided to reach out to the experts. I joined up here and got the benefit of years apon years of experience through members generous...
  15. Katonk

    Hybrid coop: tractor with deep Deep litter,

    Hey all, so I've been unsuccessful in finding a whole lot of discussion besides just disjointed musings on someone combining a tractor with deep litter. Important points and needs: :loveI like the chicksaw 2.0 design by Justin Rhodes but it's pretty easily torn up by all the fun wildlife out...
  16. gtaus

    Deep litter bedding compost method for the garden

    I will soon be a first timer with laying hens. From what I have learned, I think the deep litter method would work best for me in northern Minnesota. I also have a 20X30 foot garden with raised beds. In zone 3b, our growing season is only about 4 months (June - September). I am thinking ahead of...
    • gtaus
    • Thread
    • composting deep litter grass clippings leaves mulch nitrogen burn raised beds shredders wood chips
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Gardening
  17. gtaus

    Chicken coop plans for boat trailer conversion

    I am considering building a chicken coop on a boat trailer, mainly so I can have the coop out in the backyard during the summer and move it close to the house for the winter months in northern Minnesota. My plan is to winter over about 6-8 hens, so I don't need a very big coop. Since I don't...
  18. MotherOfChickens

    First Saturday Lime

    Question... Can you use First Saturday Lime in your coop if you are doing a true deep litter method? Or does it defeat the purpose of DLM by killing off the good bacteria? Thanks in advance! :love
  19. T

    Will Deep Litter Work in rain?

    I am considering the deep litter method for my coop, however, in the UAE when it rains, it rains very hard. It rains a few unpredictable times a year(roughly 2-4 times). My question how will the deep litter method be affected by rain. And even more importantly, is it possible to do with sand...
  20. Zillaah

    How often to clean & what substrate for deep litter?

    How often should the coop be cleaned, and what substrate should be used for deep litter? Currently they have peat moss in the ground level and I use shavings in the enclosed “second level” portion. The peat moss was great until we had a bunch of sideways rain and now the outer portions have...
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