Last week I wrote about the deep litter method to manage your coop’s bedding. Another popular way to try to minimize the work involved in keeping the coop clean is the droppings board. Also known as a “chicken poop board”, the idea behind this is to put a removable tray underneath the chickens’ roost in their coop. […]
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Deep Litter Method
I’ve previously written about the different materials you can use as bedding in your chicken coop. Beyond what material you provide for bedding, one option is to use the deep litter approach. Using a bit of strategic laziness, the idea behind deep litter is that rather than cleaning out the coop and providing fresh bedding, you […]
All About Diatomaceous Earth
Diatomaceous earth is one of the recommended items for when you get chickens. I kept calling it dichotomous earth (which would be earth that isn’t earth, I guess) until my wife got my pronunciation fixed. How Do You Use Diatomaceous Earth With Chickens? For chickens, you should only ever use FOOD GRADE diatomaceous earth (DE). It’s possible […]
Molting
Molting is a natural part of chicken biology where they lose feathers and start to grow new ones. Colder temperatures and shorter days trigger this – usually in late Summer or Early Autumn. Both hens and roosters molt. Young chickens will go through a couple of juvenile molts. Their first adult molt will occur at […]