Poop board convert *warning-graphic/gross poop pictures*

[docteurshepherd]

I'm a simple person, I see "*warning-graphic/gross poop pictures*" and I click

(I meant to make that joke earlier but forgot)

 

[My Very First 6 Chickens]

YES! I made the shelf at waist height so no bending to clean. I simply scoop, shake and throw it away. The PDZ absorbs the odor so it does not smell, even after several days! I try to do it every 2-3 days max so I keep the moisture down in the coop since I have alot of chickens

I grow lavender (zone 6a). I harvest it, and hang it in the coop. The scraps of lavender get mixed around in the hemp bedding. This pactice has worked really well for 5 hens for one year so far. The hemp is one year old and i have no intention of getting rid of it. The added dried lavender really does help. I can smell it while turning their bedding. I also hang fresh mint that i grow as well. I scoop the poop with a cat litter scooper in the morning (takes 2 minutes). Lavender is a wonderful herb to grow while having chickens. 2 weeks ago i had a crated chicken with a limp and I added lavender scraps to her crate hoping it would do what it does for humans, help calm? Dunno, but chicken didnt seem to mind. So far the coop doesnt seem to have any bug issue. If it does, I'll be back on here searchin' away for a solution! Have fun and Happy 4th of July!!

 

[SunnyGirl11]

I'm trying to find the instructions to make the poop board coop, where is it plz?

 

[aart]

I'm trying to find the instructions to make the poop board coop, where is it plz?

@SunnyGirl11 there are many ways to build a poop board.
Have you scrolled thru this thread to see the examples here?

 

[BeckySK]

I grow lavender (zone 6a). I harvest it, and hang it in the coop. The scraps of lavender get mixed around in the hemp bedding. This pactice has worked really well for 5 hens for one year so far. The hemp is one year old and i have no intention of getting rid of it. The added dried lavender really does help. I can smell it while turning their bedding. I also hang fresh mint that i grow as well. I scoop the poop with a cat litter scooper in the morning (takes 2 minutes). Lavender is a wonderful herb to grow while having chickens. 2 weeks ago i had a crated chicken with a limp and I added lavender scraps to her crate hoping it would do what it does for humans, help calm? Dunno, but chicken didnt seem to mind. So far the coop doesnt seem to have any bug issue. If it does, I'll be back on here searchin' away for a solution! Have fun and Happy 4th of July!!

You have some great ideas! This year I’ll be adding in a new run & my friend grows lavender &I want to replant it to use it so many different ways… in the past when I ad lavender I added it to the bedding & the smell was amazing… the question is how do you harvest it? Ground it up? Can you please message me on messenger I really like to know more.. ty.

 

[Mother_of_the_wildlings]

You can add me to the list of “Poop Board Converts”! I just moved my girls to their new coop on Thursday, and after 3 nights I can tell you that I love the idea I stole from this thread. Takes about 5 minutes a day to clean the poop off the tray with a litter scoop and it is gone from my coop forever. Also I will say that moving from my old coop where the roosts were not reachable to my new walk-in coop makes a world of difference in being able to care for my flock. It is so much easier to go in and check out each bird once they have settled in for the night. I know this will help in the future identifying which one has diarrhea or checking them over for injuries, pests, etc. Thanks to everyone here for the great suggestions I used in designing and building my new coop. Now to just convince them to start using the new rollout nesting boxes!!

View attachment 1211339 View attachment 1211340 View attachment 1211341 View attachment 1211342 View attachment 1211343 View attachment 1211344 View attachment 1211345 View attachment 1211346

Beautiful, what kind of sand so you use under the roosts?

 

[Texgal57]

My roost has Sweet PDZ on it. The Reptile Sand Mesh Reptile sifter keeps it clean!

 

[Mother_of_the_wildlings]

Thank you! Can you get the Sweet PDZ from any farm supply store? I heard there is powder and granular, which do you use?

 

[aart]

Can you get the Sweet PDZ from any farm supply store? I heard there is powder and granular, which do you use?

Most the big ones have it, get the granular, in the horse aisle.

 

[Mother_of_the_wildlings]

Most the big ones have it, get the granular, in the horse aisle.

Thank you