Recent content by Devorah

Thanks. The run is covered. Why do I need to spray it with water on occasion?

Thanks very much!

Thanks so much! I will have to harvest the material in the fall. If I dump some of the coop bedding in the run by the end of April/beginning of May, that should be enough time to harvest it and then spread it on the garden around November. Agreed? There was no real reason for doing sand in the...

Thanks so much (and what beautiful chickens)! I have a ton of deep bedding which I’m going to remove from the coop in a few weeks. I don’t think I’ll be able to accommodate all of it in the run, but I’ll try to put in as much a possible. I still am having difficulties understanding what “rake...

What do you mean by “rake back the mix?”

So if I dump the bedding into the covered run now, the chickens will continue to poop in it throughout the year. Can I use it next spring for gardening despite the chickens’ ongoing use? My partner, who is a gardener, said you have to wait a year to use it bc of pathogens. Also, I currently...

Hi! We do want to use it for gardening. Don’t you have to wait a year though before you can use it?

Hi everyone — Within the next month I plan on doing my annual cleaning of the coop. I use the deep bedding method so need to accommodate a ton of accumulated bedding for composting. We live on a large piece of land in the country next to the woods. I was thinking of dumping the old bedding in a...

How did you do the switch?

It’s 2%.

Don’t hide under a chair! Ha! That’s ok. :-) I diluted the 2% per the instructions and spray it on my rooster’s open wounds twice a day.

I just asked at home and was told it’s a 2% solution with instructions for dilution …

Thanks. I’ll check the bottle later today when I’m home. I appreciate the feedback!

Wait — ugh — when I get home later I’ll send a photo of the bottle. Thanks!

Yes — that’s what I have been thinking.