Definitely getting chickens at some point. Really, no smell? My animals waste a ton of hay (working on better feeders), and I was letting it build up as litter. And when it's rainy and warm, boy does it smell. So if I reduce the amount of hay on the ground, and keep topping up with straw...
Thanks for the comments. I ended up stripping down to the dirt floor, spreading a bit of lime and letting it air for a day, then covered over with fresh straw. The critters weren't eating any of it, I was more concerned about them sleeping on it (even though the mold was well down below the...
Hello! This is my first post. I'm a brand-new farmer of a mixed herd (sheep & goats, 8 total) in the mountains of North Carolina. This is my first winter with them.
We've been chasing leaks in the 2 barns, and I just found mold in the bedding in one barn. It looks like one leak was coming down...