Eggs & Chickens by John Vivian

Author:John Vivian
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Published: 1978-03-26T16:00:00+00:00

Henhouse Furniture

Once the chicks are fully feathered — in six weeks to two months — you can put them in the henhouse. First I like to cover the house floor with several inches of leaves. Shavings are also good, being dry, absorbent, and clean. So are pine needles, and other free organic material. The small birds will scrabble around in the covering for a while, and in time the covering will pack down, making a good base for the more permanent litter. The run outside will be sod until the birds get large enough to pick it clean. Then, any time the soil appears muddy, or there is a trace of odor, on goes a six-inch layer of leaves. With a small flock, this treatment is needed on our place only during spring thaw and rains, and the November pre-snow precipitation.

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