FirstTimeFlock
In the Brooder
We just got our chicks a week & a half ago. They are now 5.5 weeks old. I'm wondering how often to clean & change their bedding. We are using wood chips for bedding. I have some temporary roosts set up, but no poop tray underneath cause I think it would take up most of the coop floor space & just wasn't sure about that. Currently, I go out there once daily & try to scoop of all of the poop. It's getting a little easier now that their poops are getting bigger, but I'm wondering if there's an easier way. I started off thinking maybe I'd do the DLM, but I'm concerned about whether or not my coop has adequate ventilation. We are using a coop that was already in place, but I don't love it's design. (It's not full height & door opening is only 16 or 18" wide plus there were no roosts & I don't like where they placed the nesting boxes.) I am trying to make do with what we have tho. So as i said, I currently scoop out the poop I can see then add a bit of fresh wood chips to replace what I scooped out. If there are small bits that I can't get, I try to turn the bedding so that the small poop pieces fall to the bottom of the bedding.
Any advice or feedback is appreciated. Thanks!
Any advice or feedback is appreciated. Thanks!