OMG, I cannot believe the difference the wood chips or shaving make in my chicken houses.  I used straw a lot in the past thinking it is good compost material.  I just rake the chips out and put in my compost if I start to smell any odor at all.  Or sometimes I add a little more chips if I don’t have the time to clean the house out.

I went to my daughter’s house and her chicken houses were loaded down with the wood chips, six or eight inches.  She said you just take a pitch fork and flip it over as you see poop on top.

There is literally no smell even during the hot summer months.  You will love it.