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gtaus
Crossing the Road
Stuff was getting scratched around, broken up, but not really composting. Then it dawned on me: it is all dry as dust in there, because I put a roof on the run.
Water is needed for composting. If not, you essentially have a dry deep bedding system and very little to no composting goes on. The rule of thumb for any composting pile is that the material should be as moist as a wrung out sponge. Last summer we had a terrible drought so I had to set up my sprinkler to water the chicken run at least once a week. In a normal year with normal rainfall, I would never have to wet down my chicken run.