Backyard chickens. Anyone know of a safe way to make moldy (hay) smelling area smell better?

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Question by myrmidon: Backyard chickens. Anyone know of a safe way to make moldy (hay) smelling area smell better?
I want to keep my chickens healthy, and I pick up the waste regularly for the compost, but their area, while large, still gets smelly after a lot of rain, from hay, or if I’ve let food pellets fall on the ground. I’ve scattered powdered lime, is this the best thing? How about a cheap basic clay cat litter? Would this be bad for chickens? I’ve only got ten hens, 3 are bantams. The smell isn’t that bad, but these are backyard city chickens and I don’t want neighbors ro get cranky. Thanks for any help.

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