Keeping Poultry House Both Dry and Warm
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1956
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The topic was wet litter in poultry houses, a common problem in this northern area. Low winter temperatures do not permit sufficient ventilation to keep litter dry without lowering the temperature in the house below the freezing point. Several methods of overcoming the wet litter problem were tried
at the North Dakota Agricultural College Poultry Research Center. A soil heating cable with sand, oil heating with shavings and no heat, but stirred litter were all discussed to address keeping the hen house litter warm.