stinkyshermy
In the Brooder
I am so confused about the best way to keep our dirt run clean....help!
Our chicks are 6ish weeks old, and spend their day in a caged chicken run, then let out it a bigger area 2x a day. Our area is a work in progress, but will stay largely a dirt floor due to it's shaded area.
I have come to realize that I have no idea how to keep their secure area and larger area clean!
For the larger area, I have been raking it every morning, thinking that it would just help keep everything churning and drying out.
In the caged run, it has a dirt bottom, covered with rice hulls and straw. I rake it daily before I put them in, and then clean out the straw\hulls weekly.
But what do I really need to be doing? The ladies are only in the run right now as we still bring them in at night.
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Our chicks are 6ish weeks old, and spend their day in a caged chicken run, then let out it a bigger area 2x a day. Our area is a work in progress, but will stay largely a dirt floor due to it's shaded area.
I have come to realize that I have no idea how to keep their secure area and larger area clean!
For the larger area, I have been raking it every morning, thinking that it would just help keep everything churning and drying out.
In the caged run, it has a dirt bottom, covered with rice hulls and straw. I rake it daily before I put them in, and then clean out the straw\hulls weekly.
But what do I really need to be doing? The ladies are only in the run right now as we still bring them in at night.