YakLady: My barn that I just turned into a coop has tongue and grooved wood flooring in it. I put down 2 bales of pine shavings per pen which inside are 9' x 10' it makes for wonderful deep litter. I put them in there aprox 6 weeks ago and you still cannot smell chicken. I rake the top every couple days and put into a muck bucket where I dump that into my veggie gardens. The only thing is, you must put a board at the door opening or the pine shavings get pushed out from them scratching. I used a 2" x 10" board on the inside. It works great and I dont have much pine on the hallway floor. I tried sand in my other coop and I didnt like it cuz it packed down so much and felt kind of damp when Id walk on it with bare feet. I ended up putting thick pine shavings in there too.
Hillybilly Hen: If you have a chinese market near you, they sell chicken feet cheap, like $0.50 a pound. Here is the recipe I use for my stock. http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/how_to_make_stock_from_chicken_feet/
Hillybilly Hen: If you have a chinese market near you, they sell chicken feet cheap, like $0.50 a pound. Here is the recipe I use for my stock. http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/how_to_make_stock_from_chicken_feet/
