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I usually do have the water tested for pH. I like to see somewhere around 6.2-6.8 for the pH of drinking water for chickens but I have seen anywhere from 3.5-9 at one time or another depending on the location, aquifer, etc. I think 6.5-7.8 is considered average for poultry drinking water. I usually don't test for hardness per se for I get calcium and magnesium in the mineral package I ask for a ...

Changing litter depends on the situation. In Mississippi, poultry growers go for years and never change the litter unless there is a disease problem or other issue that may require changing it. Growers remove a certain amount of litter when it gets too deep in the house and then even back out what remains and keep growing birds. Some growers have gone 8-10 years and never totally cleaned out to th ...