Layering Method

     I use the layering method with my chicken coops during the winter months and it works well. The cleaning process in the Spring is another world entirely. In case you are unfamiliar with what I'm talking about let me tell you. You add weekly layers of pine/ aspen chips to the coop floors. The break down on poops provides natural heat that will aid you coop in fighting off the cold. 

    I spend time shoveling out the goat stalls each week. What do I do with it all you ask? I put it in a wheel barrow and dump it in my raised garden beds. I reap the benefits each season as it continues to break down. My plants love the nutrients and I love the vegetables that are harvested each year. I had to do a laying technique this week that I usually am NOT a fan of. I put a very thick layer of chips on top of my goat's bedding in hopes that I will work the in the same way it does for the chickens. Of course I do spot cleans and shovel out the poop for the most part. 

    I have read many articles that this is okay as long as you do spot checks and clean. I'm trying anything to make them more comfortable this season. 

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