2nov 9, 2014 the deep litter method is the chicken bedding of choice for farmers a dirt floor, but it can be successfully done on concrete or wood as well.
Get Price2dirt floors are great for the deep litter method, but "dl" can be done on almost wood shavings take longer to break down but they tend to stay drier while doing
Get Price2feb 7, 2012 but the deep litter method we have been using is great too, and has . we are converting a garden shed (wooden floor), which i was going to
Get Price2check out my deep litter method page. our main coop has a wooden floor that we covered with linoleum. granted, the pooh doesn't seem to
Get Price2composting chicken manure in deep litter in the coop will build better chicken if you have an existing building with a wood or concrete floor to use for poultry .. experience with the deep litter/composting coop method on my blog recently,
Get Price2composting chicken manure in deep litter in the coop will build better chicken it completely from your chicken coop through his innovative deep litter method. . no problem using straw as the litter over a wooden floor—the drier conditions in
Get Price2feb 21, 2012 then, i ran across something describing the deep litter method, and i at that time, the only chicken keepers on the tour using this method. .. we have a wood floor covered in linoleum and we use the deep littler method in
Get Price2nov 17, 2013 we use the deep litter bedding method to winterize our coop and run the coop and nesting boxes are raised and the wood floor is tiled over
Get Price2oct 28, 2013 here is a simple, chicken friendly, hygienic solution: deep bedding. the pastured poultry model that i espouse uses the first method: rest and sunshine. you'll start with an 8 inch base of carbon: sawdust, leaves, wood chips, peanut hulls
Get Price2i love using the deep litter method for coop maintenance! leaving that bottom “hot” layer of compost on the floor at all times as a “starter culture” to jump start
Get Price2jul 12, 2014 put straw or any other carbonaceous material onto the floor of the as weeds, hay, wood chips, wood shavings, wool and anything else i want composted. the deep litter method has been around for many years and is
Get Price2apr 30, 2016 i use the deep litter method with my small backyard flock of hens, you can see how deep the wood chips got, but the coop still wasn't smelly.
Get Price2mar 27, 2018 the deep litter method for chicken coops is pretty controversial among backyard chicken keepers. here's why you should consider the deep
Get Price2a new 6" layer of pine shavings goes down on the bare floor. with the deep litter method, you should use pine shavings as your bottom layer since they are
Get Price2jan 7, 2014 see how we're implementing the deep litter method for our chicken coop to reduce the first layer of litter is spread on the floor of the coop. some people use wood shavings, some use leaves, and some use straw.
Get Price2feb 22, 2012 i practice the deep litter method of managing poultry manure in my chicken i start off by adding approximately 3” of shavings to the floor of my coop. food grade diatomaceous earth (de) in the wood chips so when the
Get Price2jul 9, 2012 tags: chicken coop litter, deep litter method, chicken coop, chickens, eggshell: start by spreading a 3- to 4-inch layer of clean litter on the floor of the coop. dry grass clippings or leaves, straw, or wood shavings all work well.
Get Price2when using the deep litter method you hardly have to clean the coop at all. i have a wood floor so i shovel out my coop completely and scrape off anything
Get Price2apr 18, 2019 let me show you why the deep litter method will simplify your life and your coop chores. floor of your coop, and it works just as it sounds; it's a deep bedding having your birds fill up on wood is not conducive to a nutritious
Get Price2i'm trying to start the deep litter method in my coop but tonight i i will be trying this, i have a wood floor so did not want moist, but will line the
Get Price2apr 6, 2011 we've got about 5-6 of loose stuff on the floor of our chicken run. so i figured it was time to talk about deep bedding again. i used a deep litter method over winter that got to be about 12″ deep (straw and wood shavings).
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