How often must I scrape droppings board?

[FridayYet]

Glad to see the gardening application info, thanks @FridayYet .
ETA: don't see a place to purchase and am curious about their cost.
Knew the PDZ was probably safe for the garden/compost, and figured but didn't know if the nitrogen absorbed in it would be available to plants or not.

I use a lip on board and is lined with vinyl sheet flooring which also helps with 'sticking', especially in winter.
Gets sifted out 2-3 times a week, depending on population, and goes to a friends compost.
Mixed with sand and about a 1/4" - 1/2" deep (any deeper and they tend to dust bathe in it) it lasts a long time just needs topping off once in a while.

According to this link, the nitrogen absorbed by the zeolite becomes available to plants over time to prevent burning: http://www.bearriverzeolite.com/molly_magic.htm I order mine through Azure Standard since that is where I get my chicken food every month or, If I go to TSC, I just pick up a bag of Sweet PDZ there. I also have a pile of very sandy soil in the back, almost straight sand that I'll mix in once in a while to "stretch" the PDZ.

I have a 1" x 1" border around the poopboard to keep the PDZ from being scattered.

Well that's my plan, but that project keeps moving down the list

Maybe this winter?

 

[aart]

Quote: Yeah, read that, thanked you for the link...and after a little further searching saw that it's about the same price as the PDZ, which I just get at TSC.