I haven't been following this post closely to see what others have written but I would recommend a chicken tractor. That way you would not have to worry about smells building up
Since they get a new patch of ground every day
Anthony
Dogwood hill farm tn
www.threeacresandadream.blogspot.com
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On Jul 23, 2012, at 4:18 PM, "chrissiebligh" <chrissie@btinternet.com> wrote:
> Hi Laura
>
> What do you use for bedding in place of straw? I have been using straw in their nesting box, and sawdust in their sleeping area. Would shredded paper be an alternative in their nesting box?
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> I'm trying bark on the floor of their integral run. I read somewhere that bark is good at absorbing smells. They really only use the integral run between them getting up and me getting up to let them out, and then they have a much bigger area to cluck about in until dusk when they go back into their house to roost.
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> The food tends not to get spilled a lot, and if it does it doesn't really get wet since it's in a covered area.
>
> I must say, no-one who comes to my house had ever noticed a chicken smell. In fact, a lot of people don't realise that I have chickens at all, so it's a mystery how my neighbours are finding the smell so awful. We realised today that there is another flockette of hens in another garden that abuts my neighbours.... so altogether 4 flockettes of chickens in the immediate vicinity. Given that there is never any smell in my house or garden, I wonder whether the problem is coming from someone else's chickens.
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> Best wishes
>
> Chrissi
>
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