We finally got the mister running smoothly today. We bought it at HD for $10 three years ago. It is still working! We just have to bend the tubing and soak the heads in vinegar and then run the system without the heads to flush it. Works fine. Our expensive copper system on the patio doesn't work nearly as well.
Anyway, we also moved it so that it sprays on the outside of the coop instead of inside. Water is not your friend inside of a chicken coop. DD and I spent a couple of hours out there chipping up the layer of mulching wood chips and chicken poo that hold moisture and don't drain. The ammonia smell was awful!!
There was mold under some of it. If you are raking out the coop and it sounds a little hollow, uh, better get the flat shovel and stat chipping it up. We have had 2 floods in there in the last month from a malfunctioning valve and I am sure that didn't help. I had a feeling that was going on. We don't even use bedding in there, but chips fall out of the boxes. Over time, it is enough to create a layer. Yuk!
So, now the mist sprays out of the coop and the air inside is MUCH cooler than it was when the mist was falling inside. All the chickens actually came back in the coop to be in the cool air. I have always heard that was how they work, but we were stubborn, I guess. No wet ground in the coop and cool chooks. That is a good thing.
Thought I would share.
Anyway, we also moved it so that it sprays on the outside of the coop instead of inside. Water is not your friend inside of a chicken coop. DD and I spent a couple of hours out there chipping up the layer of mulching wood chips and chicken poo that hold moisture and don't drain. The ammonia smell was awful!!
So, now the mist sprays out of the coop and the air inside is MUCH cooler than it was when the mist was falling inside. All the chickens actually came back in the coop to be in the cool air. I have always heard that was how they work, but we were stubborn, I guess. No wet ground in the coop and cool chooks. That is a good thing.
Thought I would share.