Brooder cleaning???

I only changed the litter completely after the first couple of weeks and then I added a little fresh litter each day after stirring up the old litter with a hand-held garden rake. They've been in the coop since 3 weeks (now 6 weeks old) and I started the deep litter method immediately. I just rake and fluff once a day and they seem to be thriving. Also adding a little fresh litter about once a week. Not too much though, as the object is to gradually build a 10-12 inch layer by cold weather. I started with about 4 inches. Hope this helps.



Susan

 

The first week I change the papertowels daily. Then remove them all together. I add shavings as needed the next week. The next week it gets cleanout completely every week until those babies go to the side porch or the barn. Once there the spaces are much bigger and the litter is very deep and only needs to be stirred up.