deep-litter

British

noun

denoting a system in which a number of hens are housed in one covered enclosure, within which they can move about freely, on a layer of straw or wood shavings several centimetres deep

deep-litter system
kept in or produced by the deep-litter method

deep-litter eggs

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Or not: A deep-litter coop can go a very long time without cleaning.

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