New Member - Jason in Maine

[DobieLover]

Hello, Jason, and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.

 

[jlebows]

Welcome to BackYardChickens! So glad to have you here in our wonderful community of friendly, helpful, knowledgeable people! Are you in Portland, Oregon, or Portland, Maine? I ask because we moved from Portland, Or a year ago to Lakeside, Or. We are using the deep litter method in the run...just keep chucking in a few buckets a day of wood chips we got from a local tree-trimmer (aged) in the coop. We use pine shavings in the coop and just toss the old stuff out the day each day onto the deep litter of the run. Portland is very wet so you really don't want sand. Sand when it gets wet gets heavy. We've been very happy with the deep litter method - we read articles here just like you did to learn about it. Our run has no smell, nor does the coop. We have, at this point, 13 chickens. 3 are roosters so those will not stay.

 

[jlebows]

I’m in Portland, Maine. But my wife is from Bend, Oregon.

 

[jlebows]

Thanks for all the kind welcomes.

 

[jlebows]

Here are some pictures. How did I do?

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

Good job!

 

[jlebows]

Good job!

Was expecting to hear where all my problems are gonna be. Lol

 

[orloffer]

Welcome to BYC! There is so much to see, do, and learn here!

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

Was expecting to hear where all my problems are gonna be. Lol

As long as they can’t get to those pink insulation boards, you’re fine. I tried that in my coop and they started eating it.

 

[jlebows]

As long as they can’t get to those pink insulation boards, you’re fine. I tried that in my coop and they started eating it.

I don’t think they can reach that pink insulation but I’ll keep an eye on it.