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    DEEP LITTER IN THE CHOOK HOUSE

    Feb 04, 2020 2 minutes
    Words by Cheryl Nelson
    Photos by Lisa Steele

    A chicken coop deep litter system is a compost heap inside your coop, where chook poo is deposited under where the chickens roost; or in the chicken run. Your chicken house should allow quite a bit of airflow. Closed housing risks building up ammonia levels that are harmful to chooks.

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