Comments on: Duck House – Chicken Coop – and other Poultry Coop Bedding

By: TheAutoomist

TheAutoomist — Thu, 04 Jul 2013 08:11:34 +0000

how often did you change the straw and how often the wood chips?

By: Crochet Baby

Crochet Baby — Thu, 04 Jul 2013 08:09:06 +0000

What a great idea! Then when you clean out the coops and cages you can compost it or throw it on the garden!!! I am going to share this with my cousin!

By: David Hurley

David Hurley — Thu, 04 Jul 2013 07:23:46 +0000

Wood chips are awesome! Have you thought about a Great Pyrenees for your predator problem? They are great protectors of almost any kind of flock.

By: JandJAcres

JandJAcres — Thu, 04 Jul 2013 06:30:10 +0000

It is rare for us to change, or remove, anything. You see, the worms eat it and make some great soil. I suspect we will do the same thing with the wood chips, but since this is our first time, I cannot rightly say. We do change out the chips in the goat pen about every two weeks, but that is because the manure does not break down as well in there. Instead we dump it other places and let the worms work on it there. Call it a compost pile if you like. Thank you for watching!

By: JandJAcres

JandJAcres — Thu, 04 Jul 2013 06:04:59 +0000

Thanks Crochet Baby The worms compost the duck coop right where it lays, but we do clear out the manure and wood chips from out goat pen and put it in a pile where the worms are extremely active. Thank you for sharing!

By: JandJAcres

JandJAcres — Thu, 04 Jul 2013 05:46:28 +0000

We would love to have a Great Pyrenees. Two, actually – We have heard they work best in pairs. Just have to raise the funds to get them first Thanks for watching!