What bedding you guys use for winter?

[humblehillsfarm]

were going to be adding a poop board once we finish it. The deep littler method is too confusing and I know I'm going to mess it up. I'm going to be getting hemp bedding nad using that and just have myself suffer through the cold cleaning the coop lol

I haven’t tried hemp myself but quite a few people I’ve seen on BYC use it with great success. I haven’t tried it only because I’ve not found it for sale in my area.

 

[Annalyse]

I haven’t tried hemp myself but quite a few people I’ve seen on BYC use it with great success. I haven’t tried it only because I’ve not found it for sale in my area.

i found some for sale on amazon lol but if its worth the price I will buy

 

[aart]

I use the same bedding all year around.
Chickens down coats are what keeps them warm.
They just need to be dry and out of the direct wind,
but lots of ventilation up high in coop so moist air form breathing and pooping can escape.

What kind of bedding you use may depend on how you manage the manure.
This is about cleaning, but covers my big picture
-I use poop boards under roosts with thin(<1/2") layer of sand/PDZ mix, sifted daily(takes 5-10mins) into bucket going to friends compost.
-Scrape big or wet poops off roost and ramps as needed.
-Pine shavings on coop floor, add some occasionally, totally changed out once or twice a year, old shavings added to run.
- My runs have semi-deep litter(cold composting), never clean anything out, just add smaller dry materials on occasion, add larger wood chippings as needed.
Aged ramial wood chippings are best IMO.
-Nests are bedded with straw, add some occasionally, change out if needed(broken egg).
There is no odor, unless a fresh cecal has been dropped and when I open the bucket to add more poop.
That's how I keep it 'clean', have not found any reason to clean 'deeper' in 7 years.

 

[Annalyse]

I use the same bedding all year around.
Chickens down coats are what keeps them warm.
They just need to be dry and out of the direct wind,
but lots of ventilation up high in coop so moist air form breathing and pooping can escape.

What kind of bedding you use may depend on how you manage the manure.
This is about cleaning, but covers my big picture
-I use poop boards under roosts with thin(<1/2") layer of sand/PDZ mix, sifted daily(takes 5-10mins) into bucket going to friends compost.
-Scrape big or wet poops off roost and ramps as needed.
-Pine shavings on coop floor, add some occasionally, totally changed out once or twice a year, old shavings added to run.
- My runs have semi-deep litter(cold composting), never clean anything out, just add smaller dry materials on occasion, add larger wood chippings as needed.
Aged ramial wood chippings are best IMO.
-Nests are bedded with straw, add some occasionally, change out if needed(broken egg).
There is no odor, unless a fresh cecal has been dropped and when I open the bucket to add more poop.
That's how I keep it 'clean', have not found any reason to clean 'deeper' in 7 years.

Thank you. I will look into it

 

[RainbowHen]

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