Deep Litter Bedding System for Chickens - Your Best Bet for Manure Management

Benefits of raising chickens on the deep litter system: no manure problem, lower feed bill, healthier chickens, better eggs, and free compost.

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• raising
• chickens
• chicken
• tractor
• coop
• manure
• management
• deep
• litter
• bedding
• system
• farm
• self
• reliant
• sufficiency

[LadyGardenHoe]

I can't wait to do this! Thanks for this video.

[banjodan99]

@LadyGardenHoe It worked good, but I abandoned it because it was a lot easier to just let the birds free range, and I didn't need the compost for anything. I have all the cow manure I could ever want, lol.

[soullierefamily]

Thanks for the info! This is great! BTW the quote about smelling the farm...its from Joel Salatins book You Can Farm I believe!

[banjodan99]

@soullierefamily Thanks! I've been meaning to get some of Joel's books. I decided to get into this kind of farming after reading "The Omnivore's Dilema" by Michael Pollan, which had a long section in it about Joel's farm.

[Stormclouds777]

I have been composting my chicken manure, because I was afraid to put it on the garden by itsself. Ive read its too nitrogen ritch to use by itsself. Have you ever tried to use it by itsself?

[banjodan99]

I'm far from being an expert gardener, but large amounts of chicken manure can give you too much nitrogen and burn your roots. A little wouldn't hurt, but composting the manure is probably better than using it directly.

[Benable7]

Great info, thank you for doing this!

[Sonny9257]

Hey Dan, there seems to be some confusion about what manure does in the garden. While there may be a few nutrients that plants can absorb, mostly what Manure does for a garden is to feed the Worms, and it's their Casings that Plants can actually feed on. If you want a Knock out garden, once you add the compost & manure, throw in a dozen new Night-crawlers too, then 2-3 inches of Mulch to keep the Wild birds from eating the worms. You'll Soon have More Food & Worms than you know what to do with.

[MillyVanillification]

Thanks for sharing your ideas.

[TheBigpunn421]

great idea

[LadyGardenHoe]

@banjodan99 All the cow manure you could ever want. Sounds like you're in paradise then.