Can I use deep litter method in small coop?

[Coop's Coop]

how much trouble people are willing to go through various quite a lot, some folks want a super prim and propper, pine smell and others just focus on the toxic aspects, mainly keeping the smell of ammonia from getting to strong. you could do a search for "poop boards", they might do the trick, they can be easily removed and scraped. as for how often you'll need to clean them, you'll have to get a feel for that depending on how good the ventilation is, moisture and how the birds are responding.

Thanks for the advice!

 

[Coop's Coop]

Honestly, for 4 secret chickens in the SoCal burbs a linoleum floor and 2 inches of a sand/PDZ mixture would probably work really well. It will require more frequent attention than deep bedding, but scooping the poop out with a kitty litter scoop is pretty quick and easy for a 12 year old to maintain. Poop can go straight into a compost bin or tumbler. Two bags of construction sand from the home improvement store should do the trick and will last you a long time. The coop will stay nice and tidy looking and will be dry.

BTW, your coop is so cute. If I may make a suggestion, those nest boxes would look adorable with some cute curtains.

I hadn’t thought of sand! Good suggestion and it sounds easy to clean too. I plan on making curtains of course. The girls have to have the best little home possible!