cleaning coop

Good morning! I recently purchased a used chicken coop for my pullets who will be transitioning out of their brooder this week. The coop came from a local long-term chicken keepers, and the last chicken of their flocked died about 7 weeks ago at 11 years old from old age. The coop is made from...

Hi All I've recently had coccidiosis in my flock, all birds are being treated and I want to clean their coop and run to avoid reinfestation. I'm struggling to find what best to use, apparently standard disinfectant is useless, ammonia hydroxide is all that works but it can be dangerous to...

I bought a house recently that has a chicken coop. I've always wanted to raise chickens for eggs, and I thought I would use this as the perfect excuse to get started. =) I need all the advice... How do I clean my coop, what kind of chickens are best for laying, how do I care for the chicks, do...

I’m new to raising chickens. Although my chicks are still in the broader I’ve been trying to research on how to clean and keep the smell out of my coop. Would it be bad to use a vinegar and orange spray to clean each time I scoop out the poop and replace shavings?

Hi! Sorry if this has been touched on a thousand times, I’m still learning how to use this website. Am going to try and paint our run and new coop (when build) and am wondering what works best for cleaning the run before painting? I’ve seen recommendations for exterior latex paint for the...

I have 3 chickens and 18 in the brooder I'm about to add to the coop. I'm still new and learning a lot. What are the best supplies to keep a clean and pest free coop? Let me know your best management practices.

Hey all, I have depopulated after an M.S. outbreak. How do I properly disinfect the coop and run before adding new chicks? Everything I have read is for mycoplasma gallisepticum and it seems like it lasts on surfaces longer than mycoplasma synovaie. I have read that MS only can last 4 days...

Hey yall. I’ve been reading about putting in a few drops of essential oils in a water and vinegar mixture to clean & deodorize chicken coops, was just wondering if these oils are ok to use? I question it bc I know some oils are unsafe for certain animals and wanted to know if the ones I have...

Cleaning the coop.... My chicks are 5 weeks new. I moved them from the garage tote to the outdoor coop as they needed more space. I have pine shavings (also using it for compost) just curious how often i should scoop it all out and put new shavings in. In the garage i did every three days or my...

Can somebody explain how the deep litter method works? Do you just keep adding litter? How do you get all the poop out? If you don't remove the poop, how is the smell and flies handled? Thank you in advance for your help. I want to try this method but am concerned about smell and pest. Kim

This is my coop and pen for 3 hens that we assembled from an 8x12 shed, the smaller section is just a 4x8 dirt area that they dust bath in all covered in HC. Any way the covered shed area has pine straw and dried leaves, how often should this be cleaned? It has only been in use since June and...