The deep build creates the habitat. The activation makes it L.O.G.S.
L.O.G.S. works below the surface. A carefully built deep foundation creates the physical conditions for a living ground system; selected biological inputs then activate that environment. This is what separates L.O.G.S. from ordinary deep bedding.
The structure is the habitat. The activation starts the living process.
1. Understand the site
Every system begins with the actual space: the animals using it, their numbers, shelter, rainfall, drainage, existing floor, and the position of water and feed. These factors determine how the system is designed.
2. Build the living habitat
Large timber and carefully placed wood material create the deeper structure and air spaces. Coarse woodchips, carbon-rich material, suitable mineral material and soil complete a layered working zone. Together, they provide a wide, deep environment for air movement, moisture-holding capacity and biological life—not a single compacted layer of bedding.
3. Activate every layer
This is the key step. Selected L.O.G.S. biological inputs are introduced during construction, through the layers of the system. The activation supports the establishment of microbial and fungal activity, including mycelial networks, within the carbon-rich ground. The exact input programme is part of the L.O.G.S. system, not simply a generic spray.
Without this activation, the structure is only deep bedding. With it, the purpose-built habitat begins to function as a living working zone below the animals.
4. Process moisture and organic material below the surface
When animals use the area, urine is absorbed and dispersed through the deep carbon layers, while manure is brought into an active, aerated environment rather than remaining on a hard or saturated surface. This supports the gradual biological processing of organic material and helps prevent the conditions that lead to persistent odour, flies, mud and repeated full clean-outs.
5. Let the system build richness over time
When the system is correctly matched to the animals and the site, ongoing organic material becomes part of the process. The goal is not to store waste until the whole floor must be removed; it is to maintain a biologically active, carbon-rich ground system that becomes richer as it works.
6. Maintain it as a living system
L.O.G.S. is low-maintenance, not no-maintenance. Sensible water management, a maintained surface, occasional woodchip top-ups and a biological refresh when needed help protect the living ground environment. Good animal care and appropriate animal numbers remain essential.
SHALLOW BEDDING ABSORBS. L.O.G.S. PROCESSES.