Let’s talk about poop It is not the most glamorous part of raising backyard chickens, but it is the part that never seems to stop A single hen can leave behind 50 to 60 droppings a day, so if you keep even a small flock, the mess adds up fast The good news is that there is a smarter way to handle it The deep litter method for chicken coops lets your bedding and manure compost right where it falls, so instead of scooping out the coop several times a week, you only deep clean a few times a