Beginner Chick - Your coop looks like it could double for guest quarters.
AMAZING. (am not letting my girls see it)
AMAZING. (am not letting my girls see it)
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It is already a sticky.I agree this post should be sticky. It would probably answer most newbie questions.
I see almost everyone has shavings on the floor? How often do you have to replace all the shavings? it seems like a whole lot of shavings to be changing out weekly...
Oops, I forgot to tell you that I try to keep something like 8"+ of wood shavings. As it breaks down I add more plus the chickens like to dust themselves when I add Cal-Dolomita which of course is right in front of the door where the sun shines in, a lot of the shavings end up out the door. No problem, I just add more inside the coop.So is a depth of 12 inches about what everyone is putting down?
I have a tile floor in my coop and after a good cleaning I initially put down about 4-6 inches of shavings sprinkled with a little DE to help keep it dry. Then as the shavings breakdown or when it seems to need freshened up I put in another two or so inches of shavings. Then every three to five months, depending on the season I totally clean the shavings out and start over again.So is a depth of 12 inches about what everyone is putting down?