- Jun 3, 2012
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Hi, We've bought property that used to be a plant nursery. There are a few old Greenhouses remaining and we're going to put them to good use soon. I don't want my chickens pecking the dirt because its likely still full of nursery chemicals. Instead I want to build a raised coop and run system. I'm thinking about rotating the girls out from green house to green house as growing seasons end. So a compost house, a chicken house, and a green house. It's very wet here and I don't want water buildup in the boxes. What can I line these boxes with and still keep the livestock and crops rotated? I've just read something about deep litter and will be researching that as well. Any suggestions on how to keep the chickens healthy in a raised bed run? I was thinking about building long boxes and lining those with a layer of compost and straw. But these are sizeable and I wouldn't be able to muck them out. I need a system as low maintenance as possible. Any suggestions are welcome!