I often experiment with various types of bedding in my chicken coops. I prefer wood shavings simply because they're convenient to buy an...

When it comes to the stuff laying on the floor of your chicken coop you would think that it doesn't matter all that much. Trust me, it d...

I only clean my chicken coop once a year. Yes, you read that right. ONCE a YEAR. The best part though, is that my coop doesn't smell. At...

Today I want to talk about an illness that you can get from keeping chickens, but you've probably never heard of it. It's called his...

I haven't talked about chicken coop bedding lately so I think it's about time that we talked about it again. We've already discu...

This time of year we go through a lot of bedding in our chicken coops! Not only is our population at its yearly peak but with summer rains ...

Over the years I have tried various types of bedding in my chicken coops. Usually I stick with wood shavings but I have been known to use le...

Every fall I rake up the dried leaves and throw some in the runs for the chickens/guineas. They dig through them happily, finding bugs and...

I'm going to start by saying that I don't actually know if they are wood mites...that's just what I was told and it certainly lo...

We had a whopper of a rain storm last week. During the worst of it there was an active tornado alert and what looked like a river running th...

The deep litter method is my absolute favorite coop bedding method. It's easy to do, very low maintenance and perfect for winter. Exce...