Oreoandhens
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Good morning everyone. I had a question of how often do you guys clean your chicken coops? I change the bedding once a week and also wash down the wood chips. Also pick poo up in their coop throughout the week.
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Wait-What!?also wash down the wood chips.
I just spray them with a power sprayer, they are the Flyte so fancy wood chips for chicken runs, I’m not sure if you thought I put them in the coop haha. Thank you, that seems like a great method!Wait-What!?
Using liquid in a coop is never a good idea, dry chicken coops are healthy chickens coops.
But how the heck do you 'wash' wood chips?
-I use poop boards under roosts with thin(<1/2") layer of sand/PDZ mix, sifted daily(takes 5-10mins) into bucket going to friends compost.
-Scrape big or wet poops off roost and ramps as needed.
-Pine shavings on coop floor, add some occasionally, totally changed out once or twice a year, old shavings added to run.
- My runs have semi-deep litter(cold composting), never clean anything out, just add smaller dry materials on occasion, add larger wood chippings as needed.
Aged ramial wood chippings are best IMO.
-Nests are bedded with straw, add some occasionally, change out if needed(broken egg).
There is no odor, unless a fresh cecal has been dropped and when I open the bucket to add more poop.
That's how I keep it 'clean', have not found any reason to clean 'deeper' in 7 years.
I do use pine wood shavings in the coop, not wet wood chips!!!!I just spray them with a power sprayer, they are the Flyte so fancy wood chips for chicken runs, I’m not sure if you thought I put them in the coop haha. Thank you, that seems like a great method!
Well, it wasn't real clear.I just spray them with a power sprayer, they are the Flyte so fancy wood chips for chicken runs, I’m not sure if you thought I put them in the coop
I change the bedding once a week and also wash down the wood chips.
That’s a lovely coop! We have 6 chickens so I just tend to clean it out weekly but not sure if I was cleaning it too often.When my coops are at capacity, I clean weekly, half capacity biweekly. No poop boards here.View attachment 2278570
My coops are small 7 and 6 LF chickens. The 7 chicken coop shown currently has 3 chickens, so gets cleaned every 2 weeks.
My chickens only eat and sleep in the raised coops. They have a partially covered run and under coop protection from the elements.View attachment 2278576
I thoroughly clean nests monthly, or immediately if soiled or an egg breaks. GC
I’m just following the instructions on the pack for the wood chips. I rake it all about several times a week too.Well, it wasn't real clear.
Still wonder about power washing wood chips in a run...
....because poop and water usually equals stink.
Where does all the water go?
Got pics of your run?
Here is the runI’m just following the instructions on the pack for the wood chips. I rake it all about several times a week too.