The coop addition will be built over the stink pile and will have a floor in it. We are also hoping to keep the rodent population under the coop to a minimum. Ideas would be appreciated!!!!
I'd use a heavy helping of lime on this portion, there won't be any chickens there, right, and it will deter rodents, I use lime to remove hair from hides that I'm going to tan, when it gets wet it burns it right off, it will disolve the hide too if you leave it too long. Very alkaline, and once it starts to burn it keeps on...I wouldn't use it any where the chickens will be walking..I don't have this problem yet, but the best way to get rid of the odor is to eliminate the source, muck it out as best you can, check your drainage, I might try baking soda if it were a big issure, cornsstarch adsorbs as well, if your run is too small, you might want to build another run and rotate them,,oh yeah, chickens will eat the lime and then could kill them and or develop sores on their bodies. You can put down sawdust, or even kitty liter, and rake it out...It's alot of work to keep chickens confined - mine free range all day, rain or shine, we'll see what they want to do when the snow flies, but I can bet they won't want to stay inside,one good thing though (as some people say chickens might eat either sawdust or kitty litter - think of it as bran flakes, ) they won't eat the poop
