How do you raise chickens that don't stink? - Page 2

[slymamato3]

We use pine shavings and that works well. We've been raising birds for 8 years now always had them free range on our 3 acres. Foxes and weasels have wreacked havoc on our little farm this past year and we are trying to figure out how to keep them free amd happy this spring. It sounds like you shouldn't have stink issues with so few birds. good luck!

[Arduinna]

free range and movable shelter is the best way and it keeps the smell down.

[gottaknit]

I have three chickens on a city lot and have never had stink issues. The onlt time I noticed a smell at all was one day when it was 104 degrees, I was eight months pregnant, and decided to clean out the coop. ( Classic crazy pregnant behavior.)

I let my chickens free range all day and then go back to the coop at night. I have never had any problems with garden destruction, either. Not so much as a peck at a ripe tomato (but they did peck at the leaves of the broc). Three chickens just don't do much damage, or stink unless you never let them out or clean.

[musicmamma]

This site has great pics of a chicken tractor for layers. It looks to be a really good plan that this guy alter from "Chicken Tractor" by Andy Lee (good book to have).

http://http://www2.gsu.edu/~biojdsx/fowl/tractor.htm

HTH!