posted 8 years ago
I'm on a small lot and so if I get chickens they will need to be in a stationary coop; they will range through the orchard area, and will have a covered and mulched scratching run for bad weather. Tractoring or something similar might be better, but for various reasons does not work here.
Every coop I've ever been around has smelled, well maintained ones slightly and poorly maintained ones horrendously. But they all had that "bird" smell.
With clever design, can a coop not smell at all?
I'm currently planning to deep bed both the coop and run; they will be built extra tall for this with cinder block lower courses. The deep bedding can then be shoveled out to "fire" a hot frame in January.