Chicken feed mixed with poop :/

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[chickadelic]

Thanks again for your responses

Free Feather, I do clean it, the coop that is. I am quite fussy about keeping it clean but because of bad design I can't get into the run to clean it. I keep improving things as I go. I bought a new big feeder today and will give it a go.

I wish I had more time to spend observing them and start to distinquish one from another.

Is it best to have hay on the ground, on top of the snow, when they go outside? What about shredded newspaper for the coop or is the ink not good for them?

What do you do about frozen eggs?

Sorry for all the questions

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[Free Feather]

The hay is good because it keeps the chickens from destroying the roots, causing a nitrogen buildup (nitrogen burn), and hardening the soil, which would kill all growth. Every time you get heavy snow, shovel it and put carbon down. Seeds will also go down into the ground, what is not eaten by the chickens, that is. Keep in mind that the hay will act as an insulator for the ice when the melting season comes, sort of like ice blocks coated in sawdust for freezers in the time before refrigerators.
I am constantly changing the setup. I do not know if I could commit to keeping it the same. For frozen eggs I just collect them more frequently, but it sounds like you are unable to do that. I have seen people insulate the nests.

 

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