Stop Cleaning Your Chicken Coop and THIS Will Happen 🐔 👑
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If you coat the combs with Vaseline on the hens before freezing weather they wont freeze. FYI
Does this work for turkeys?
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Every fall and early spring I take that fantastic deep litter and spread in the garden to compost before planting. The bottom of my raised beds and anything I plant in buckets as well. The coup stays dry and the chickens grind the straw and wood shavings into a perfect consistency for compost.
Wow let it compost all winter even better idea. I appreciate it!!!
When we were in the suburbs, we used the fall dry leaves in our coop. Free & easy. No taking leaves to city compost 🐓
I currently live with my parents and keep chicken's on their property. I'm unemployed due to disability and, I still manage to keep chooks for my own mental wellbeing. I have silkies and 3 Wyandotte laddies. Since I have roosters, we usually let the girls hatch their babies, then I either sell or trade the girls, and give away roosters for free. Do I make money? Absolutely not! But they're low enough cost I can care for them with only my disability payments and the small amount I occasionally make for selling hens.
Now I'm looking to move in with friends who are buying, and they're looking for homes on decent sized land, just so I can have my chooks and expand my flock into something that maybe can start paying for itself. Breaking even (in sales, but also savings on buying eggs and meat) is the goal. I'm so excited for the journey.
My chickens love this deep litter method. It stayed warmer in their coop and they peck and scratch in it all day.. The spot under their roost needs shavings added every week.I do change it out two or three times a year because I use a whole bag of shavings each week. Love the composted end product in the garden. ❤️
Well thanks for the information. I will be trying the deep litter type of cleaning! tomorrow xx
I use biochar to my deep litter. In the northeast I make it in my wood stove. It absorbs odor beautifully and is great for the garden.
Yes i add from woodstove to help absord ammomia
How do you get biochar please 🥺🥺
@@bryonymcilwaine1055 when you burn wood the black chunks that didnt burn to ash are that. I just empty ash from stove into coop. Wait a day or two to make sure no embers.
So the woidash remove the poop smell
@@lada152 it's the ash
I’ve been doing deep litter for about 8 months and it works great. The chickens seem to like it and has kept them warm in our milder SC Upstate winter weather. I sprinkle Saturday Lime once a month. Haven’t had any problems. Will be cleaning it out to add in new baby chicks.
Same!!! Live that line...no smell!!
What specific lime did you use please and thank you 😊
Clumping cat litter is clay. I changed my cats over to wood pellets for litter. If you compost both types of litter together after a couple of years it's Perfect as starter grower. I found this out accidentally, but glad I did
Any brand of cat litter??
I have four urban birds, using deep litter in 4X4 hen house, poop builds up under roost bars, every couple months I take that out with garden spade into five gallon bucket, stir it up and add a bit more pine shavings. Things are great after one year, this fall will get a good compost going with leaves and add all the litter and what I have removed (maybe just what I've removed from under roost). I think the hen house smells great like a wood shop with the door open to nice spring rain, earthy.
Your personality and voice are delightful and cheer me up. Im happy to of found your channel.
We have very similar problems with our microclimate and 80" of rain our coops were trying to mold and warranted total clean out once a week. Ty for posting. I've been stressing out for fighting the moisture problem.
It’s a constant struggle!
I live right on Puget Sound so I know what you mean about the moisture. The ground water level is also very high, so mud forms even if we don't have rain! I built my chicken coop and covered run on a raised gravel and mesh platform 2 feet high, then the actual structure is on concrete block foundation with a layer of plastic on the gravel beneath the floors in the coop, , just like you'd do beneath a house. The floors are 3/4" plywood coated both sides with epoxy to prevent rot. They are insulated underneath, too, as an extra moisture barrier. I cover the floors with at least 8" of pine shavings to start with and use the deep litter method in both coop and run. The run has a metal roof and 1/2' hardware mesh on all sides, down across the ground between the gravel and the litter, and up the other sides, so there is continuous protection agains burrowing rats and predators. The outside of the wooden structure has 1" heavy gauge wire to protect against larger, stronger predators. The base of the run is built with 2"x12" lumber to contain the deep litter I use in the run. The roof has a large overhang to keep rain and blowing snow out. I also have plastic panels that I put up when we get severe weather so the girls get a windbreak too. The run has lights and water heaters. The coop has a Sweeter Heater on one wall that can be turned on if it's really bitter. The coop has louvered vents to provide ventilation but keep out drafts. This is key in preventing frostbite as chickens themselves create a lot of moisture. There must be a way for that moisture to escape!
They have a door that leads out to their fenced pasture that is covered with bird netting to keep hawks and wild birds out. This fencing and netting is moved around whenever the chickens have eaten the grass and started to get it muddy.
Try building on a raised gravel platform - it really works! Look up building animal dry pads - they're used on farms to keep livestock from turning corrals and barnyards into quagmires. Keeping chickens - and any livestock - dry in our climate is a challenge, but it can be done.
I'm new to chickens, this page, I just found her. She seems well versed, so I've been binge watching her vids & scrolling comments for bits of useful info.
Your comment was a wealth of info. Thank you. 😊
36.00 dollars for a bag of shavings. Bahaha tractor supply $6.50
I have adapted a sort of deep litter method. I have my chicken coop under a tree in my yard. The floor is a pallet, lifted up off the ground. When I gather eggs, I just push all the poop down to the ground. They are free ranged, so they get to go under there and benefit from the worm farm that they're managing.
Come one, people! There are so many free or near free options. I live on ten acres with many fruit trees, so I have a chipper that I need for the trees anyway. It creates great wood chips. If I didn't have a chipper, I could use a planer set on a deep setting that will create excellent chips. If I didn't have that, I could simply use grass clippings which make great bedding.
Thank you for educating us on how to raise chickens! You are adorable and fun!
Thank you for making 💞
Your enthusiasm is inspiring.
I shall add you to my treasure box. 💕
We are in New England and heat our coop in the cold months
Thank you for this topic. I live in MN and I clean out and put down 6” of new shavings in the fall. Besides its value as compost, it helps keep my coop a bit warmer in severe Winter temps.
Yes, it’s so good for that!
MN here too and I do the same…it seems to work great for my flock!
Mn also. What type of clay? Don't want diatomaceous earth because it kills bugs the chicks would love to eat. Local feed store looked at me like I was an alien. Help.
@@kimberlybrown4284 zeolite clay is what you are looking for. There is a brand called sweet coop or you can just look up zeolite
Hello! I’m a new subscriber to your channel based on a Guildbrook Farm recommendation. I’m excited to be here and look forward to seeing your other videos as “we” (my family) dive further into raising our first 6 chickens. Here in PA it’s still a little chilly outside so we haven’t moved our hens out yet. I’ll soon be binge watching your videos. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Love your channel! We are new to chickens and live in a cold climate, which stresses me out. We are dry here so I am going to not do the clay this winter and see how it goes but definitely the deep litter. I was thinking I needed to clean out the coop in the spring but once a year even better!!
im in lower MICHIGAN and use deep liter method thru winter AND we've perfected pretty much for odor. I added HERBS to boxes that helped alot. Im so thankful. we also had. a couple of Rooster that had frost bite, but have healed, thankfully.
I do the deep litter method. Just watched your TED talk. I use the chopped straw, as my girl like that, and they do like to spread it around for me. I get fog here in NC, too. Looks pretty cool at times.
I love you so much you have saved me so much as a first time chicken owner you also live where I graduated from high school so much attachment you have done for me I can’t even explain how much I truly love you ,you are awesome
We LOVE the deep litter method! We use it in our coop! We use a mix of hemp and pine shavings and chopped straw! This system works really well for our little flock! :D ( not so little lol)
That is awesome!
This is excellent 👍. You just changed the way I bed my coop from now on. Hero of the day just cut coop scoop chores down by 99% 😍
First off I love your videos! I know what works for one may not work for another. I tried the deep litter method and didnt like it at all. I turned the straw etc. Personally I think there was too much bacteria that grows. I tried the deep litter with my chickens and my goats. One of my momma goats ended up with mastitis then turned to gangreneous mastitis in a matter of 3 days. I was working aggressively with a vet but we couldnt save her. I truly she would be alive if I would have kept doing what I was and clean the barn once a week and pick up piles of doo doo daily. Time consuming but to me it was cleaner. And my rooster still got frostbite using the deep litter method. But I know it works for a lot of people. This is my experience. Again I love your videos I was just sharing my story.
Same bad experience here with the nasty deep litter and we are no longer allowed to purchase inexpensive antibiotics as of 3 years ago due to the new world order covid psyop.
Deep litter isn't a good idea with goats, however, be aware that feeding excessive amounts of grain can lead to mastitis, especially severe mastitis, as well as a host of other problems including laminitis of the hoof wall. The digestion of grain by the rumen microbes will cause acidic conditions in the rumen which lead to ulcers. Bacteria can then enter the blood stream through the ulcers. I don't know if you are feeding grain but if you are this could be more of a reason for the mastitis than the dirty bedding. I use deep litter method for the chickens and have for decades . The temps here can get to 0 degrees F and below, but have not seen any problems with frostbite.
The failure was not in the method (deep or other), it was your medium. Straw is extremely bad for a variety of reason regardless of your method.
Sorry about your goat❣
I live in the Pacific Northwest, like La Presidente, and I just couldn’t make it work for me. And in the end, when Summer comes that is just way too heavy for me to clean. I might try the clay next winter, but for practical purposes it is just too wet here. But everyone has different results.
Like always your a breath of fresh AIR.
Hi miss president thanks for your video, from Malta
Another great video, thanks for sharing👍
I live in Germany and here we also add cut grass or leaves. Especially in the winter the cut grass from the summer will heat up the coop whilst it rots. I also add a thin layer of garden soil. Makes it more interesting for the girls to find insects 😁
I'm new to chickens and wondered about them getting to scratch for bugs and worms. I've got a concrete pad from prior dog kennel (not mine)been composting on for 20 years. Its 10x12 and chain linked. Was thinking metal fabric along bottom 2' and chicken wire the rest. Its 9ab here so gets very hot in summertime 110 worst. Its shaded by apricot tree but needs a secure frame because of cats and ?. So do you think start with that and chicken wire overhead, tarped is good? Thanks🤗❣
Deep litter with leaves. The leaves absorb there poop like nothing else can. Thanks for your videos.
So leaves actually work?
Thank you for this! I am starting my chickens journey just now and live in Florida where humidity is a big issue.
This answers sooo many questions!!! I had chickens a few years ago that smelled so awful and we had to clean the coop all the time and it was annoying. This year we got a new batch and they love to kick the bedding and there is absolutely no smell!! Lazy chickens vs crazy chickens 😂 also will try the clay if it becomes a problem cause we live in super humid Tennessee. Thank you so much for the video!!
Try first Saturday lime!!! It's awesome!!
I like your new coop, but really loved the old one too. Loved the way you had it set up, and the windows just set it off, though I know it probably was colder in winter because of it. Too sentimental I guess 😆
I just started this with my small mixed flock. So far so good a few weeks in. Smells good, less to no flies, not having to clean as often. My flock loves bundling down in the deep parts too to sleep.
I really do learn a lot from you. Thank you for sharing.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you! This is just great info. We have just bought an acreage and I intend to have chickens. I was wondering how that would work. So good.
Oh man I love this idea of not having to clean the chicken coop more than once a year. We did something that this won't work for us but we have to change it so this is good to know. Thank you so very much!!
new subscriber, love your simple ways to say things
What an amazing chicken house. Best I’ve ever seen. Terrific vid too.
I’m going to do this 😊
in a home farmer's stead nothing will ever be perfect, but you learn something new every day.
I grew up in a farming family and even I learn something new every day myself after 50 years
Once a year? Sounds incredible. Must be awesome for the garden.
Your chickens are so beautiful!
Thank you!
I use Vet Rx on their combs and waddles during the winter time for frostbite. For the coop I bough a garden sprayer and use lemon, oregano and rosemary essential oils in the mixer and spray some on the bedding before throwing a small (about 2") layer of new bedding on the floor. I do this about every 2 weeks. I clean the coops out twice a year.
Barn lime aka gypsum aka ag lime also work great like clay.
I rub Original Formula Bag Balm into chapped/wounded combs and feet. The Balm is great to protect and nurture tissues. I don't put Balm on their cha-chas because it kills off bacteria like a mofo, which nurtures yeast. Hell, I use Original Bag Balm on my own wounds and dry skin--that's how I know about the cha-cha thing, haha.
LOL you are so funny! Yes, I put A&D ointment on her and it healed up so well. But I was expecting it to fall off!
when you cleaning your coop, put your old compost into a 5 gallons bucket and do some Bokashi! You will create Humus! This is excellent for plants, trees...
So,you think old and new shavings are gold.... mmmm... excellent piece, we're going to try this thanks.
We have used the same method, love it! 🥰🐣
I love the deep litter method. I only clean under the roosts maybe every few months.The products I use are straw/hay & wood shavings as well,that I scoop out mounds when needed? I actually don’t use any diatomaceous earth either as I haven’t needed it? We live in a pretty brutal weather area, Connecticut but luckily with a small heater for the very cold days we manage to escape any frostbite & two small vents at the top 🔝 of the coop for ventilation? Luckily my hubby built my “ Che’ Cheque Chicken Coop” in several stages. Coop-inside run- outside run- enclosed yard. It’s like a mini house? I’d love to see pics of all the other glorious coops. Your new coop is so much larger & easier to clean I’d imagine? Thank you for all of your wonderful advice & tidbits as they’ve tuned out to be super useful. Bock a@ U Later🐔
Sounds like you have an awesome setup!
Just have to say that I have watched a couple of your videos and your smile and your attitude are very charming and the information has been great even though I don't even have chickens but have been thinking about getting a few since my grand daughter has been harassing me non stop. I love animals 2 dogs, 1 cat, two birds and a lizard., but I am retired and I thought I might move and I feel like I am just laying down more roots by getting them. Still, I am drawn to information and your channel has been most enjoyable and informational. Thank you!
I’m way impressed with the Zeolite. When I forget to use it I can tell. I’ve figured out using Hemp combined with Hay/straw is best for us. Hay alone just smells too much. I mix in pine fines too into their enclosed run. I’m curious as to why you don’t use the diatomaceous earth as well. Wouldn’t that help prevent mites? I dont have a separate dust bath though, i have one part of the run that’s very sandy that I add DE too, along with lavender buds, calendula, rosemary and they use that entire sandy corner. Hope you and the girls are getting through winter well.
i am in Florida,, i know about humidity... i rigged up a fan to keep the air moving during the day and that air flow keeps the mosquitoes at bay... The coop i have is open air with the hardware cloth as part of the walls.
Sounds like a great setup! Florida is definitely humid. 🌴
@@WelcometoChickenlandia gonna get some pdz zeolite real soon. thank you for the idea
That's awesome! ❤️
So after you put the sweet PDZ is that straw on top of it, before you put the pine shavings?
Slather a bit of Vaseline on F-bite prone areas before a cold spell . to prevent frost bite , I live in Maine l never use additional heat works for me . Obviously get proper kind of birds for your area.
My hen house hasn't smelled at all since I stopped buying liter and started using the leaves (nature's shavings) we rake in the fall . Press down ,a bit, while raking to incorporate some of the local top soil (bacteria) this is key ,
and it's free heat due to composting action .
You should save & add ALL your egg shells to the composting manure when you use this.
I use DE twice a year, 1 tablespoon per bird added &mixed to the feeder for deworming needed or not . 💩 covered eggs and 💩 building up at vent area , are signs that this is needed and it WILL remedy the problem.
Hi,I live in the Adirondack mountains of upstate N.Y....... severe cold, no matter what kind of coop you have here, every single comb rooster, that has lived through the winter has no points left on their combs.... it's just how it is here. I breed buckeyes, WYANDOTTES. I also have Dutch ,SERAMA SEBRIGHT, Belgian bantams. For ammonia, which is hardly an issue I use SWEET PDZ. I'm a retired zoo keeper we used it everywhere. For birds, just mix in well.... GREAT VIDEO.... THANKS...
We get the fog like you do, but we dont get as much snow and cold as you did this year. But, I think I'll look into the clay and see about adding it. I do deep litter, but I usually use the pine pellets that break down into sawdust. But, the whole coop just gets so incredibly dusty. Maybe I'll switch to shavings. Its just about time to do a major clean out of the coop and make some upgrades anyway.
I would only use the clay if you’re having a problem with moisture/ammonia/mildew/bacteria. Sounds like what you are doing is working well!
I've been using the wood pellets as well. Chicks are 5 weeks, and it is SO dusty! Been throwing it out but will change to garden composting. I wonder about using it outside with them next week. If it rains I see a major problem.
Points for the xfiles hoodie and the chicken named Scully. I’m a massive xfiles fan 😍
All I can say is LOL, and thank for your time, and I didn't even look at the video yet, just read the Time and two seconds of video. I will watch it now. Enjoy Life and have a Bless day, from Bridgeport Connecticut
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I would love to use the deep litter method in our new coop… our current coop is falling apart a little bit🐓
Hi I just now discovered your channel.. And I love the chickens🐤🐥🐣❤💯✅
Love your Hoodie 🙂
Loveee all your videos 😘😘😘
I not only shovel sweep and scrape the mess every day. I also take my 16 gallon shop vac to the cracks and seams of my 16 X 8 chicken hotel.
I also mop the floor with hot soapy water and leave the exhaust fans running to dry it up completely.
This is done while my flock is out pecking around. They love a squeaky clean coop.
Thank u
Your hair looks really cute like that
“Welcome to chickenlandia” my favorite part of the day
Try knitting little hats for the chickens.
I'll give you a little recommendation live in the mountains of Tennessee we don't get heavy snowfall but we do get some bitter winners some time to time wanna get rid of the moisture in the chicken co-op and your co-op has power get dehumidifier it pull all moisture out the air in the coop with that said now u will have dry cold air c deal with but they make heaters for coops I have chickens I have 25
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I toss scratch with mealworms in the coop when the bedding needs to be turned. I make sure to sprinkle it all over so they get it all. They're really thorough and are happy to scratch for treats. Best part is I don't have to turn it myself. 🤔
I do that as well but they never get to the really deep stuff, or at least not enough. There's just too much moisture here!
Mulched fall leaves work great for this
I kept chickens for over 20 yrs. I always did deep litter and it generated enough heat that I never heated per se. However, I always had heat lamps(2) suspended under the shelves the birds roosted on. There were ladder pieces that the birds actually roosted on. I had the ladders elevated on bricks so they were never on any manure. The manure got scraped onto the floor daily and was mixed in with a manure fork. Even though our temps dropped to -30 degrees we never had frost bite. The heat lamps generated just enough heat that the birds benefited. Also I kept my waterers on top of overturned heated large size dog water bowls. They were plugged into thermo cube plugs that only turned if the ambient temperature went to 35 degrees or maybe 32 degrees. It meant that the water never froze and the power was only on at low temps.
I mix cat litter in mine, it contains domacious earth, absorbs moisture and prevents smell
I have a question that I really need answered please. I've been very concerned about worms/parasites & have been watching many videos about it but no one ever addresses the issue of using composted chicken litter where your flock has had worms. Can you still use the litter in your garden & on your vegetables if you have battled parasites?? I sure would appreciate you addressing this for me. Thank you. I love watching you.
Hey there! It depends on the parasite. I would find out if it is species specific (only able to infect chickens) and if it can survive outside of the host. Chances are it’s fine but it helps to know what type of parasite you dealt with and go from there. ❤️🐔
Thanks for uploading!
I wonder if I could add some kombucha that I brew, to kickstart the fermenting process?
Have you tried hemp straw? I think it will be a game changer for humidity.
The clay is a great idea!
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What type clay do you use and where do you buy it ? Love your videos ❤
I’m from Canada ;) hubby is from the states. We live in PA ;)
Congratulations
I have linoleum on the floor
Cleans really easy
My wife and I just found your channel and she loves you even more for wearing an xfiles shirt!! And the chicks name skulley!
I don’t have chickens yet, trying to learn as much as I can! Could you use grass? I could see green grass being a potential issue but what if you let the grass dry out before putting it in the coop?
When dealing with moisture in the coop, would a dehumidifier help control it?
How do you add the clay to your bedding? As in how much do you use and how do you incorporate it? Also, I noticed you have some ducks as well (at least you used to). Is this method effective for them too?
New to chickens. We have 3 that just started laying and 3 6wk old babies. Our coop and run is no where near as nice as yours. We rent. Landlord allowed us to get chickens, byt we can't put up anything big or "permanent." Add in the land is rocky and on a slope since we're in the mountains... Anyway, they have a pretty large outside run area and a small closed in coop. Part of the outside run area is covered with shade netting to give them extra shade and protection. It keeps sun, leaves, and other bird dropping off the covered area, but rain can still get through.
Whew! All that to ask, this deep litter method, is it just for coops, or can it be used in the covered run area as well? No grass grows there anyway because of rocks and trees. They have another area that gets plenty of sun, fewer rocks and trees, so the grass grows there for them.
When you where talking about Scully, I was only listening while doing something else, and I thought “I wonder if she named after Scully from xfiles!” One of my absolute fave shows btw, then I started watching and saw your sweater 😉🥰
The truth is out there! 👽🛸🐔
No frost bite in Florida. 🙂
What do you think Of using fine pine shavings? I’ve been using flaked, but it is hard to sift. Can you use flaked shavings for deep litter?
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I take it out every few weeks so I can compost it quicker with water and sun. Lot easier this deep mulch tho.
Hi…What type of seeds do you use for sprouting in jar?
"Skully" 😂
😆 🤣 awesome 👌
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Can you use this method in a small off-the-ground coop?
My coop seemed fine. It was extra large & seemed like I didn’t need to worry too much about cleaning it. Then my coop cat got histoplasmosis & I could get it too from the mold spores in the coop floor. Idk how to clean it now without getting sick. It’s way better to clean it often than have a fatal disease (my cat has the fungal disease bad creating lumps, blindness & fluid in his breathing).
👍 I don’t get any droppings in my coop. I have a catch system underneath the roosts and use Zeolite under the roosts. That and I have a 6 x 12 area covered in pine shavings as well. Haven’t seen any droppings in a year. I clean the catch system 2 times or so a month.
Smart tip!!!
I have a friend who calls that a poop deck. 🤣
I converted a shed into a coop,I built a bookshelf style roost,at bottom 4 nest boxes, next level is for silkies low roost bar then top level for polish n gold top bantams each level has a ramp/ladder,I designed it so the silkies didn't get pooped on at night 👍I change chopped straw every week but have small wood chip on the shed floor (lino to protect wood floor) works well