Anyone use Koop Clean?

[KelliR]

I did put it in the nesting boxes and it makes a much better "nest" than the pine shavings. I think I am going to be very pleased.

 

[RubyNala97]

I did put it in the nesting boxes and it makes a much better "nest" than the pine shavings. I think I am going to be very pleased. 

I agree, I would just store it. I just went through my first bag. I should go back through this thread to see how long it lasted me. Very pleased with it. Going shopping this weekend to buy a new bag!

 

[thegreatwhite]

i bought 3 bags at the first of May and i just used the rest of bag 2 today. i use it in my 4*8 coop and was impressed with how far it goes.

 

[CatD]

I just recently saw an ad about it in (Hobby Farms Chickens) magazine. Got lucky, my local Ace Hardware store can order it for me. They are right around the corner! There is only one other place in my state that shows to carry it and they are quite a ways away. Sounds like it works pretty good!

 

[RubyNala97]

I just recently saw an ad about it in (Hobby Farms Chickens) magazine.  Got lucky, my local Ace Hardware store can order it for me.  They are right around the corner!  There is only one other place in my state that shows to carry it and they are quite a ways away.  Sounds like it works pretty good!  

That's great! I love it!

 

[lisalevi]

I use HiFiber Gold from Lucerne the same company that sells Koop Clean. It is less expensive. I add some PDZ which absorbs the ammonia. I also use PDZ in my poop trays under the roosts, which i scoop daily. The HiFiber Gold lasts a year. In September each year I do a complete coop cleanout. I have builders sand in my runs that I clean once a week. My coops have no smell and the HiFiber Gold has eliminated bumblefoot among my birds. As far as I can tell Koop Clean is just HiFiber Gold with PDZ mixed in. The HiFiber Gold is a chopped hay horse forage that is heat dried to kill any mold. The chickens pick through it and eat the seed heads. It will last for a year and slowly breaks down so that when I shovel it out into my compost heap it composts well. The PDZ keeps the fly population in my coop down to almost 0. It also keeps my compost free of flies. Great product.
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I'd like to know if the hifiber gold is the one with molasses by mannapro please? I found it at TSC. And the PDZ can you share the ratio of the 2 combined for your coop please? Koop clean is not available by me without paying high price to shipping. Thanks

 

[aldarita]

I have to travel for more over an hour to get to the closest KC dealer so I buy several bags and keep them in a place where mice and bugs can't get to them. They keep for a long time if they are stored right

 

[ThatFarmerChick]

Yes they do keep well. Our first order of KC included 8 bags and our store is only 38 minutes away from my home. You must be in love.

 

[aldarita]

Oh boy, you got that right. What I wouldn't do for those little spoiled rotten brats. KC is great to keep on the coop floor, I used to have sand before but my darlings decided to dust bathe in there and it just didn't work right with the fans. I still have to clean them at least once a month by dismantle them to the bare motor and clean every single part but it was worse with the sand

 

[ThatFarmerChick]

My husband is trying to get me to switch to sand. There is a local company that has the construction sand with granules at a specific size that he wants. I am not sure that I want to give up on KC. Hemp is my favorite bedding, but we do not have a local distributor and shipping is a killer.