How to Keep Chicken Coop Bedding Dry in Winter
How to Keep Chicken Coop Bedding Dry in Winter Wet bedding is a major headache for chicken keepers when the cold weather hits. If you walk into your coop and smell ammonia, you have a problem. Cold air can hold some moisture, but when the coop gets damp, your birds can get sick. They can get frostbite on their combs or get bad lung infections. Keeping the floor dry is the most important job you have this season. Wet floors happen for a few simple reasons. Chickens poop a lot at night, and their waste is mostly water. If your coop does not have good air flow, that water has nowhere to go. It traps the dampness right where your birds sleep. W et bedding can quickly ruin your flock's health if you do not act fast. Cold temperatures make dampness even harder to clear out. Info: Always clean up spilled water right away. Use heated waterers to stop leaks and spills in the winter. Moisture in the coop is the number one cause of winter frostbite in backyard chickens. Table of Contents Why…
