Chicken Coop Deep Bedding is Yours Failing

[@vonmousetrap]

It’ll be interesting to see how fast that bedding dries out come this winter. Thanks for the experiment Doc.

[@DawgGoneOutside]

I'm in your neck of the woods Doc, we need all the rain we can get!! Love the chicken mansion!

[@brucepchase9710]

Great info My daughter is raising chickens. In upstate ny I’ll show her this video

[@HowTowithDoc]

Yes, cold weather is often an issue that can't be overcome. We'll report back.

[@Giomalmsteen]

Have had my chickens a little over a year now. I have a solid floor in my coop, spring/summer I change pine bedding every couple weeks. Winter I only had to change it every month or so, whenever ammonia smells starts. Only 2 inches deep when its warm, 3-4 inches when its freezing. I kept the coop 36-45 degrees and had eggs all winter. We got down to -65F with wind chill

[@HowTowithDoc]

Yes... one issue is that people are doing the deep bedding for 12 months at a time without any rotation or turning, then add in the cold weather and can be a mess.

[@davidcrowson4745]

We just had a thunderstorm a little while ago... Much needed here in North Carolina.

[@adamghazal9204]

Thanks Doc!

[@WhittyPics]

I have seen these forecasts of rain everyday before. We will be lucky to get one day

[@AntoineClaquin-cf2hd]

We do deep deep bedding but don’t turn it. 5 gallon bucket off to the side and wife goes out once a week with gloves and places chicken manure with small amounts of bedding attached into bucket. That goes into compost pile. Have several piles going at once at different stages. We add bedding maybe every 2-3 month. And completely clean it out every 6 months ish. No flies in coop or run. 20 chickens +\- for about 10 years this way. Also add sweet PDZ to bedding helps

[@HowTowithDoc]

Yep... many like it... but some have issues. It will be interesting to watch.

[@nawtyshygirl6468]

The girls are growing fast.

[@jsides1979]

Doc. Throw some dirt booster on it. 😆

[@mattdoell314]

Hey doc did you announce mower giveaway yet . Thanks Matt from NC!

[@masdawglewis]

Any concerns that the chickens will want to be under the coop more than inside of it? Laying eggs , not going in at night, Etc.

[@mikeo8890]

Hey Doc, Why can't I get dirt booster in California?

[@HowTowithDoc]

Because it has Humichar in it, and they ban everything. crazy

[@masdawglewis]

You can’t buy it on Amazon? I just bought some.

[@rogersmith3960]

At some point you will have to supplement straw or what you choose. If you keep recycling the chicken waist it will become toxic.

[@HowTowithDoc]

Agreed... we only do this once a week... then change every few months.

[@imdmusic2012]

Finally, I got rain at my house. It's been almost 4 weeks.

[@unaffiliated_x9279]

Have you raised chickens before Doc? This will work in theory but you are adding a sizeable amount of unforseen labor using this method. Its "easy" when they're chicks.

[@HowTowithDoc]

It's only a once a week type job. We have enough daily chores. 🙂

[@richardblair5671]

I do deep bedding in the run, not in the house.