I do not use the deep litter because I'd end up with a thick layer of poopy bedding. Even though new bedding is added, the chickens mix it up. Much prefer to clean it out as it gets dirty. My bedding does not end up piled in the corners, there is 6-7 inches down in each pen, in each barn.
It's time to clean again, get the old stuff out, on the gardens and in the compost pit. Can't plant for a month, with all of the spring rain, that is long enough for the bedding to not be too hot.
Cathryn rainbowsilkiesTM in Michigan
On Tuesday, April 29, 2014 9:39 AM, Dale Clark <redbird.dale@gmail.com> wrote:
We couldn't use the pine flakes because with the flapping of the pigeons wings they would wind up piled in the corners. A lot of breeders used the deep litter system and swear by it.
Dale
On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 10:17 PM, CathrynTherese <cathryntherese@yahoo.com> wrote:
I like big, fat fluffy pine flakes. They seem to keep the barn cleaner longer, and my chickens love them.Cathryn rainbowsilkiesTM in Michigan
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