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

[amenfarm]

Thank you all, for the ideas..... I been hanging around for awhile... building a folder of many ideas and reading, reading and reading....

Here is my final poop board and roost design that I built yesterday.... It high up off the floor, 48", so the birds get exercise flying up to it.. (hopefully)... 2 each 4' roost boards.... 2x4".... 5" above the PB so if an egg is laid at night, it might not break.... And I plan on using Sweet PDZ on the board and DE for parasite control...... The poop board is 48" x 32" because it was laying around in my stuff to save pile.... The roosts lift up and out for washing.... Bride's only comment on my "Chicken Raising Plans", "It was a lot easier raising chickens when I was a kid"... Silly woman....

about 2-3 more weeks to get the coop and run done.... maybe..... Dave

I love this. I do have a question- what type of wood did you use? it looks to be cedar which is very bad for animals
-it will cause respiratory issues.

 

[DaveOmak]

I love this. I do have a question- what type of wood did you use? it looks to be cedar which is very bad for animals
-it will cause respiratory issues.

Those are cedar 2x4's old and dry.... All the volatile oils are gone......

 

[mmmooretx]

You only need the PDZ to be about an inch deep, it will be easier to sift...and you can mix it with sand to save on the PDZ...they will scratch it off onto off the floor.

What is hard to see as I was too close is that the door is on the right so it keeps it pretty well contained. Thanks for the hint on the sand.

 

[amenfarm]

Those are cedar 2x4's old and dry.... All the volatile oils are gone......

Yeah.

 

[aart]

Quote: Cedar lumber is OK.......it's the cedar shavings that can really cause respiratory problems.

 

[amenfarm]

Cedar lumber is OK.......it's the cedar shavings that can really cause respiratory problems.

and fresh cedar lumber.

 

[Bukbuk Betty]

I love your coop as well! I have never heard of Sweet PDZ either, but am definitely going to go see what i can find. Do your birds scratch around on your poop board, or do they mostly ignore it? Thanks!

 

[troll1010]

Ok I went to my local feed store and this is all they had is it the same ad sweet pdz

 

[aart]

Ok I went to my local feed store and this is all they had is it the same ad sweet pdz

That looks like compressed pine pellet bedding.
PDZ is the mineral zeolite, it is white and the granulated(which is what you want) is about a quarter of the size of generic clay kitty litter granules.

 

[troll1010]

Could it be called something else? Where else can I find it?