odchooks
Songster
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I decided to do deep litter because Studies actually show it reduces disease relative to other methods. Poop beaks down quickly and composting microbes outcompete disease carrying bugs. I was skeptical it would work but no smell - I can’t find any poop. No flies. I use leaf litter. They are originally jungle floor birds so they love it.I to am also not a fan of the “DeepLitter” method. I understand that it’s easier and cheaper to clean it out once or twice a year but it seems lazy to me and it seems that all the chickens will be doing is digging around in their own poop. I can’t see how it’s beneficial to them.
I’ll probably just continue to take out all the hay, clean the earth s bit and sprinkle “DE” and a coop deodorant then replace the hay every 5days or so.