deep chicken bedding with christmas trees in the chicken coop

[paulpellicci]

my question is what do you use after the holidays? can you use the needles beneath living trees or do you trim a lot...?

[oneofakind6313]

I would also like to know if I can use spruce boughs. I dont have any pine on the back 20..

[oneofakind6313]

I love your video. We are in the process of getting a coop made and I like your set up. We were going to get the nesting boxes built into the wall. I need to know how big is your coop. We wanted 30 chickens so we figured a ten by twelve would be good . I sure like the pail set up but how many do you need for 30 chickens and how much floor space . I read 4 sq ft per bird. We get up to minus 13 degrees celcius here .. We could insulate also.. I would appreciate any help with questions i asked ty.

[frenzyfol]

If you add charcoal to the chicken feed it will also reduce amonia production

[ladygrace1023]

Great information, thank you!

[Ommiaom]

Those chickens could enjoy more daylight. A free means of giving them rthat is by filling up 2 litres plastic bottles (like a big pepsi bottle) filled with watter. Then you insert the bottle half way into a hole made in the cieling. Please see video on my page in the Survival tips playlist. It's free, easy, makes 50 watts lightbulbs and wont leak. :)

[Kaastn]

awesome idea! I will use it cause I'm a laisy bastard too :)

[kcoker3335]

Great video. Keep it up Paul!

[d3wdman]

You could make a lot of biogas out of that chicken poop.

[singlechopstick]

Awesome Paul,I'm all about taking it easy. Great technique. Deep beds seem to work all around.

[changeindirection]

Thank you so much for sharing this Paul!

[moyerles]

Our coop was similar, but was built off the ground on stilts, so that chickens could hang out underneath the coop in the heat of the summer to stay cool & instead of big doors opening up, just a 2' horizontal door opened upwards--just big enough to scoop/sweep the litter out the door and straight into the tractor bucket. Stilts made it the perfect height to scoop right into the tractor.

[baconwhale]

As an engineer, I want to reassure Monica that her laziness is valuable! It is the motivation for every engineering decision. Keep up the great work!

[Veldir7]

I like the bucket nesting idea.  Are those the sort of soft feed-bucket type?

[anniequilts]

Are the sides of the shed wood? Don't they rot with the litter/poop against it?

[daveyellis]

Great stuff Paul! Thanks for putting these great videos out, makes me look forward to having a hobby farm one day.

[DancingHorses26]

Hey, I used that "deep bedding" technique when I was a kid taking care of my pet rabbit. Of course, back then I just thought of it as being lazy. I had no idea I was so far ahead of my time. :)

[HotSauceJohnny]

Beautiful! Wood shavings worked out real well for me this winter. I switched to hay last week, but I don't think it's as good. Really don't have time to go around picking up old Christmas trees. Wish I did. I've got 30 meat birds coming in end of April. Looking forward to deep bedding them. They poop like machines.

[TheDarjeelingZen]

I have a new use for old Christmas trees!

[gREENbUILT21]

Great idea, think I'll give it a try!

[lyndonraaum2008]

not being lazy just conserving enegry,reduceing there carbon foot print lol great video thanks

[wewexteriors]

Very nice, now if someone would tell me how to beet the radio active fall out I might live long enough to get my chicken to the pate.

[lavenderdawnstar]

Very good video! It makes a lot of sense - and so does using the plastic buckets. Seems like the coop is about 8 ft. by 8 ft. and I like the way the whole wall opens for cleaning out. How many chickens does she house there?

Thanks!

[paulwheaton12]

@lavenderdawnstar 60 hens and 3 roosters

[jtcweb1]

We started out with a foot of mixed wood chips it our run. There are only 8 hens but it is working well. In the spring we will move the whole coop and run, throw some compost on top of the wood chip/chicken poop mixture and plant a garden.

[Pipedog42]

Laziness is the true Mother of invention.

LOVE this!! Have been discussing with the family about raising chickens, the smell and my laziness have been an issue brought up as a negative.. THIS is SUCH a way to fix the problems!! I live in Pine/Spuce forests!! Sweet!

[ceadeses]

That was a good one!