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I know this is a silly newbie question but I'm asking anyway...we have 4 chickens. We bought a small pre-fabricated coop which will be adequate for their roosting and nighttime housing. This coop will be contained within a completely enclosed 11X12 wire and wood run that my husband is building. The run has a dirt floor...do I use some type of litter in the run or leave it dirt? I keep reading about the deep litter method but is this meant for only the inside of a coop or the run as well? Seems like we'd need an awful lot of pine shavings etc. to cover the whole run but it also seems like it wouldn't be any easy task to clean chicken poop off of a dirt floor and keep it clean and dry.
So to simplify my question...we have a nesting box, a droppings board, and a large run area. What litter/material can be used for each and should they each be different or all the same? I am well aware there are a plethora of answers to this so I guess I'm really looking for some recommendations from seasoned chickeners
thanks in advance!
So to simplify my question...we have a nesting box, a droppings board, and a large run area. What litter/material can be used for each and should they each be different or all the same? I am well aware there are a plethora of answers to this so I guess I'm really looking for some recommendations from seasoned chickeners
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