Hi,
I'm brand new to chickens, although I've been a wanna be for about 30 years. Our Buff Orp. and RIR are less than a week old. I've begun to build a coop for them, and plan on using deep litter.
I read somewhere that at 5 sq ft per hen, a coop with deep litter should require almost no maintenance.
If I build generously and supply 10 sq ft per hen, is there a possibility that the hens will ignore parts of the coop and leave it unscratched, leaving their poops on the surface instead of incorporating them into the litter?
Thanks,
Adam
I'm brand new to chickens, although I've been a wanna be for about 30 years. Our Buff Orp. and RIR are less than a week old. I've begun to build a coop for them, and plan on using deep litter.
I read somewhere that at 5 sq ft per hen, a coop with deep litter should require almost no maintenance.
If I build generously and supply 10 sq ft per hen, is there a possibility that the hens will ignore parts of the coop and leave it unscratched, leaving their poops on the surface instead of incorporating them into the litter?
Thanks,
Adam