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Hi everyone! I will soon be receiving 7 Black Australorps. While researching info, I have visited this site quite a bit, and so I decided to join. In the past, I've had chickens on 70 acres in Oklahoma, but that is a much different experience than this time. We are on 1/2 an acre, in the...

I am just getting started building my first coop, in the northern Shenandoah Valley (Clarke County.) I will probably make lots of mistakes, but if more experienced folks want to help me spot mistakes before I make them, that would be fabulous. The plan is for an 8x12 coop using the Woods...

I'm in Central Maryland and about to start building my run. The only available place in my yard is an 8' x 22' strip of concrete. My coop is a converted wood storage shed that is 5' x 8'. I don't have great drainage in that area but will be implementing some plans including a perforated drain...

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

We used to have guinea pigs, whom we adored, but I hated the constant clean up. I am going to be doing DLM with my chickens (I learned about DLM here on BC), and it struck me: could DLM possibly work with guinea pigs?! DLM has been used successfully with a variety of livestock. Any opinions on...

Hi! I have four 13-week old EEs and live in SoCal, where the weather is always sunny. In the summer however, the temp goes from a consistent 85-90 to the occasional 100+. The shaded 8x8x8 run is currently sits on a large flat area of playground sand which I tried to convert into DLM by...

I'm new in this I order 8 chicks they are arriving next week. I'm now looking around for the coop design I guess I have 6 weeks to have it ready because base of what I have read they are big enough for the coop. I been weeks reading and I have an information overflow and the sky is the limit...

I've been reading all I can find about DLM. Looks like I can use wood shavings, shredded paper and straw. What about grass clippings? And how much DE is best to use? My coop is 6x6 and I have 2" of wood shavings to start with. Oh, and can someone post some pictures of what you're using for...