Hi Jay! I've been reading many of your posts about chickens and wanted to thank you for sharing your knowledge
You are awesome. I've been using the deep litter method in my coops for about two years with good results. Although, I have never used lime. I was wondering if due to its ability to absorb, would it have an impact on my fly/cockroach population? I understand your reluctance to use DE because of the damage to beneficials, but it's my go to (with limited success) for flies and roaches. I live in an area that has LOTS of roaches at night. They can be found everywhere feasting on delicious, moist, chicken poop and food. Also, flies are a big problem during the day around here as everyone has horses (as I do) in a small area. I have a group of chickens in a horse stall run and another that free ranges, but does spend some time in a coop. Any thoughts would be much welcome! So glad I found this site/forum.
