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The deep litter method is a free way to heat your chicken coop for layers in the winter. I don't use electricity to heat my coop. But the old tried and true method of our elders is to use litter, or more accurately, turn it over. Using the deep litter method in your coop during the winter not only provides a little natural heat, is easy and economical, but it also provides good soil for your garden in the spring. This method allows the droppings on the litter in the coop to accumulate and decompose inside the coop all winter.