For those of you who have dropping pans under your cages...

[Appaloosa Hill Farm]

What do you put in the bottom of the pans? I've used pine, aspen, and now pelleted bedding. I'm thinking of putting odor-controlling cat litter in there. The quail won't come into contact with it. I clean the pans out every 3rd day, but there's still odor. What do y'all think?

 

[Boyd]

time to get a dog

Ok ok, kidding

Mine really don't stink that bad, I keep 3 of the 50 gal rubbermaid totes under my community pen, and every week (or every other if I am being lazy) I'll pull out the gloves and shovel into the garden.

Thanks to everyone who told me on this forum about the side feeding method

It's working great!!!!!!!!

 

[quiltnchik]

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Where can I find more info on this method? I have 14 eggs due to hatch on the 23rd or 24th and need all the info I can get beforehand

 

[Appaloosa Hill Farm]

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We have a dog, he's just too much of a food snob to well, you know.

I wouldn't have an issue with my guys smell, but they're on our porch right near our door. I am planning on moving them, but still would like to find a more odor-controlling bedding. I'm thinking of raising their cages, removing the pans and using hydrated lime under the cages (with fencing around it so no one gets into the hot lime).

 

[HobokenChickenEmergency]

I use newspaper in mine. It's an old rabbit hutch, so it only takes 2-3 minutes to completely change it out.

 

[Boyd]

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Where can I find more info on this method? I have 14 eggs due to hatch on the 23rd or 24th and need all the info I can get beforehand

i put the poo in the path between the rows of gardens

By the time the poo/nitrogen gets to the plants root system, it isn't hot anymore and it burns up all the weeds

Weeding and fertilizing all in one shot... but I don't walk through my garden barefoot anymore

 

[rachel]

I put pine shavings in mine and only clean it out once a week (dump it into the compost pile) I don't notice any smell, but then again, it's not by my back porch and I don't have all that many birds.

 

[ohiofarmgirl]

great googley moogly - thought this said" for those of you who drop their PANTS in your cages....

i must be more tired then i thoughts.. whew.. sorry folks...

 

[Appaloosa Hill Farm]

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Bahahahahahahahahahahaha!

 

[NancyDz]

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What's even funnier is that you opened it!thinking that!!!!!

Do you drop your pants in your cages?