- Jul 21, 2014
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Hi everyone. I just started keeping hens in May. I got two of them......then hatched 4 of their eggs. So far all the chicks look like pullets my coop is 16 square feet and the run is 45. I am having problems with flies and stink in the run. My husband is quite unhappy about it. I was using the deep litter method, but I don't think it is deep enough and I think I should've been turning it more. I just ordered sweet dpz from amazon and I am hoping that will help. The chicks are almost ready to go in the coop, and if I have smelly troubles with two.......well you get the idea.
Half the run is uncovered and I plan to tarp that over either today or tomorrow.
Anyway, in your opinion, are six birds too many for the deep litter system or should I switch to sand? We don't have sufficient composters for all the poop which is why we went with the deep litter in the first place.
Half the run is uncovered and I plan to tarp that over either today or tomorrow.
Anyway, in your opinion, are six birds too many for the deep litter system or should I switch to sand? We don't have sufficient composters for all the poop which is why we went with the deep litter in the first place.