For now we will keep a good amount of straw in the bottom, for insulation and cushioning. When it is your day, "stir" the straw around. Take out any large clumps, but unless it gets overwhelmingly gross in there, we are going to leave it and clean at the end of each rotation. At that time we will clean the outside straw out as well. For now we are going to just throw away in the dumpsters, large amounts of straw. If you have a compost pile at home, feel free to take it with you.
Any eggs this weekend?
Sara
The only thing to add is that people should make sure the straw on the bottom of the wooden structure is about five to six inches thick -- and that the straw in the nesting boxes is about two inches thick -- so feel free to add some before or after stirring it. We are trying the "deep bedding" method. Keep us posted on how it goes.
ReplyDeleteWe got 3 eggs on Sunday.. It was cold but the gals seemed just ducky.
ReplyDeleteWe had 2 eggs on Saturday before the cold weather blew in. We had four last weekend, so maybe they like the cold!
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