perchie.girl
RIP 1953-2021
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I haven't got my house set up yet but I am weighing two litters that seem to work for quite a few.
Sand: works great dries up the poo quick and if it collects in one spot you can scoop it out with a kitty scoop. One fellow even uses it in the nest boxes.... And for me its free.
Rice hulls: I have used them for the horse and OMYGAWD are they great bedding for a big Percheron mare who wont lay down on hard ground. for her I piled a pile in the middle of the corral and let her spread them out. Started with five bales in a 24 x 24 corral. After that one bale a week. maybe two. They dont absorb moisture they let it run through and stay dry themselves. Others here have been using them in the coop in a deep litter setup. Starting with four inches deep and keep adding more. Dry dry dry There are some bits of rice still in the hulls so the chickens keep stirring it to find them this rotates the poo and distributes it evenly. They are calling it dry compost. In deep litter method you only clean it all out about once every six months in some cases once a year. I would suspect rice hulls would be ok for waterfowl....?
I haven't got my house set up yet but I am weighing two litters that seem to work for quite a few.
Sand: works great dries up the poo quick and if it collects in one spot you can scoop it out with a kitty scoop. One fellow even uses it in the nest boxes.... And for me its free.
Rice hulls: I have used them for the horse and OMYGAWD are they great bedding for a big Percheron mare who wont lay down on hard ground. for her I piled a pile in the middle of the corral and let her spread them out. Started with five bales in a 24 x 24 corral. After that one bale a week. maybe two. They dont absorb moisture they let it run through and stay dry themselves. Others here have been using them in the coop in a deep litter setup. Starting with four inches deep and keep adding more. Dry dry dry There are some bits of rice still in the hulls so the chickens keep stirring it to find them this rotates the poo and distributes it evenly. They are calling it dry compost. In deep litter method you only clean it all out about once every six months in some cases once a year. I would suspect rice hulls would be ok for waterfowl....?