oh, chicken manure, granny used to say she can grow a head of cabbage with a spoonful of chicken manure anywhere. Seriously, I don't like mucking out the coop either. I get cardboard sheets that appliances are shipped in at Lowes or Home Depot and line the coop floor. EVery so often...
”Straw is a poor choice for litterdue to its notorious lack of absorbency, tendency to causecrop impaction, propensity to form manure mats, and inability to control moisture, insects, bacteria levels and ammonia. Similarly, hardwoods shavings such as beech should be avoided due to their ...