emyancey
Chirping
Hi,
My first ever chicks arrive in a couple of weeks. I have 12 babies coming. I (my dad really) am building a 10'x14' shed and it will have a storage area and the rest will be henhouse, so the henhouse portion will be approximately 80- 90 square feet (haven't decided what is a good amount of space for the storage/workspace portion), but want to account for chicken math. They will have an attached run. I live in Northern New York. I want to do the deep litter method with hemp bedding in the henhouse. Is that something that is possible with a large, walk-in henhouse? I see people do deep litter with other styles of coops. Also, if I am going to do deep litter method, should I have poop boards or no? I am undecided. I know the deep litter needs the droppings to do its thing, but also thought it would be better to have poop boards so that they have coop space that isn't entirely covered in droppings to give them more space to bop about and do their thing, so I can hang water and feed underneath, ect. Thank you for any suggestions and advice!
My first ever chicks arrive in a couple of weeks. I have 12 babies coming. I (my dad really) am building a 10'x14' shed and it will have a storage area and the rest will be henhouse, so the henhouse portion will be approximately 80- 90 square feet (haven't decided what is a good amount of space for the storage/workspace portion), but want to account for chicken math. They will have an attached run. I live in Northern New York. I want to do the deep litter method with hemp bedding in the henhouse. Is that something that is possible with a large, walk-in henhouse? I see people do deep litter with other styles of coops. Also, if I am going to do deep litter method, should I have poop boards or no? I am undecided. I know the deep litter needs the droppings to do its thing, but also thought it would be better to have poop boards so that they have coop space that isn't entirely covered in droppings to give them more space to bop about and do their thing, so I can hang water and feed underneath, ect. Thank you for any suggestions and advice!