I have a tractor set up and I have a question about using litter & maintainence. My tractor won'tbe moved often due to yard space constraints. Right now it is on my garden bed. I have not put any litter on the ground yet but AI can see where it is going to get poopie really fast with 10 1 month old birds in it( It is 10X4 ft). I planned on using pine shavings as litter. I guess I have a question about cleaning. I have not seen anyone talk about cleaning the run area. How often do I need to clean out the run? If I use a deep litter plan will it stink too much? I read in Keeping Chickens that the deep litter method smells too much to use in a city setting. I realise it depends on the number of birds and the space provided. ( I ultimately plan on only 4 adult birds) I have Sweet PDZ I use for my cat( it works fantastically BTW) and I plan to use it for the chix.
Can anyone give me some advise about the maintainence? Thanks
--slystr
Can anyone give me some advise about the maintainence? Thanks
--slystr