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No reason not to, the PDZ underneath the litter would probable work better to break the ammonia bond. I use the PDZ under the shavings in the donkey's stall. In the chicken coop I do DLM, and by keeping it stirred,twice a week, I have no problems.Is there any good reason to not just cover the entire coop floor with aglime instead of just under the roosts? During winter days they will congregate on the side of the coop opposite the roosts and poo on the floor. I was thinking this would make the entire coop easier to clean.
Thanks to this thread we love the poop board under the roost!!
Ok, so my first coop was done without poop boards-I simply loaded up the floor with sand figuring that would be easy enough to sift the poop out of. Well, the plan sounded good in theory but I found it didn't work so good in reality. Don't get me wrong, the poop scoops out of the sand BUT- the sand SMELLS even after the poop is gone. Also, it is a dusty mess while scooping and I need to take frequent breaks just to breath fresh air. Still better though than changing out shavings weekly (I don't like DLM).
So when we built our 2nd coop we decided to try poop boardsWOW, what a difference. We built a waist high shelf and then added a lip all around and filled it with Sweet PDZ, LOVE IT!!!! I simply sift the poop up every day or two but you certainly can leave it longer if you had to. The Sweet PDZ keeps it from smelling at all. And the best part- NO DUST when scooping. It's almost like sifting flour. It is very zen like to clean and I tend to get carried away and make designs for my girls ( I know, I have issues)
Anyway, thought I would share my experience and of course some pics
If you line your poop board with some thick foam backed vinyl sheet flooring, you'll find the poops don't stick as badFarmhand, you may find that since the poopboards collect most of the poop, and it is so easy to scoop, every couple of days is worth while. The floor of your coop will stay much cleaner, and I do use the mix of sand, poop, and PDZ from the poopboards in my compost. All that said, here in Central NY we have had such brutal cold that I have not scooped in quite a while...it freezes and would need equipment I don't have to loosen it. Need some weather above 32 degrees. But air quality is good. It is amazing stuff.
This is a very old post on this thread that made sense since my coop is only 6' wide. 2' on each only leave 2' walk way. Any current thoughts about doing it this way?I loved your idea so much that I went out and bought some of the Sweet PDZ granular....added a board under the roosts to hold in the layer of PDZ on the floor which is directly under the roosts. I will have to bend over to scoop it out but should still be easier than having to clean the whole coop out every couple of weeks...