winter chicken coop bedding
To keep our chickens laying all winter long, we do something that many other homesteaders don’t. i’m talking about keeping lights on in a chicken coop over winter.. The primary functions of litter (or bedding) in a chicken coop are to make floor cleaning easier and to control odors and moisture; sand accomplishes all of those. The thought of surviving winter with chickens doesn't have to send chills up your spine. there are only two things that are critical to a backyard flock in cold.
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What is the best chicken coop bedding material? here are 4 different chicken coop bedding's suggested by successful chicken owners.. Whether it’s your first winter keeping chickens or your fiftieth, it’s helpful to have a checklist for preparing your backyard coop for the change of seasons.. I was recently talking about the topic of adding light in the winter with a homesteader who i respect very much and she said that they don't light their coop either.
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