Murrill
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I'm putting together an article on using Deep Bedding in a small coop and wanted to make sure I had as complete a list of pros and cons as possible.
I know why I DO use this method and I can think of some reasons others might not want to use it, but I'd like to hear the voices of community experience in order to create a useful article.
Deep Bedding being defined as: A dry, non-composting system where you keep adding bedding to the coop as it becomes soiled -- managing it by turning it as necessary (or getting the chickens to turn it for you) -- and clean it out only infrequently when the bedding has become both thoroughly soiled and piled up to the point of not being able to add more.
I would clean my coop once every other week when I was starting off as a newby. I am still somewhat of a newby and know a lot about raising my chickens, because of BYC. My chicken are extremely healthy and very tolerent of the weather. They started laying eggs in the winter and they dont mind the cold, or rain. I havent clean my coop out sinse winter, but I would throw some shaving in there and in the buckets and boxes, however they kick the shaving out and lay eggs anyway. I would say, I have a shallow bed and my chickens are still healthy. I just think, that too much bedding attracts bugs like lice. I also would put vitamin in there drinking water, I think that helps too.I'm putting together an article on using Deep Bedding in a small coop and wanted to make sure I had as complete a list of pros and cons as possible.
I know why I DO use this method and I can think of some reasons others might not want to use it, but I'd like to hear the voices of community experience in order to create a useful article.
Deep Bedding being defined as: A dry, non-composting system where you keep adding bedding to the coop as it becomes soiled -- managing it by turning it as necessary (or getting the chickens to turn it for you) -- and clean it out only infrequently when the bedding has become both thoroughly soiled and piled up to the point of not being able to add more.