Hey, Sorry but I really don't understand the whole "scooping poop" idea. If the run has sand and dirt and they poop, why not just let it dissapear into the soil. It will. Why scoop it? The chickens scratch and turn it over, the rain comes and breaks it down. Just trying to follow the whole idea of keepig up with chicken poop in the run. Fill me in. Have 38 chickens in 580 sq. ft. run and will not .....have not ...needed to scoop poop. Just my opinion.
Erik
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I think this answers your question. I have four chickens in a 40 square foot run in a suburban backyard with neighbors just over the fence. I clean my run once a week because I don't want to give my wonderful neighbors anything to be unhappy about. And I use the poop in my compost.