Ditto on the Oxine. I use it on the coop walls & floors...and in the laundry, instead of bleach, and as a spray on my shoes (before & after) I'm going someplace else where there are chickens.
Chicken run smells pretty rank lately?
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I have never heard of Oxine.
Where do you get it?
... I may have to buy it online because we don't have nearly as much good stuff as you guys do!
I often have to go across the border to target to get the good cleaning stuff!!
Where do you get it?
... I may have to buy it online because we don't have nearly as much good stuff as you guys do!
I often have to go across the border to target to get the good cleaning stuff!!
I use Oxine and you can get it on line from First State vet Supply. I do not put it in the water all the time and when I do I add the next day with probios or some kind of good bacteria. Read up on it before you get it. I use in incubator and lots of things.
Once you've done the other things suggested, you could hang a few of the vanilla scented air freshner trees. I think I got that tip from reading here. My coop not only doesn't stink, it smells nice. I have three of the trees in each side of our "duplex" coop/run.
KJ Theodore of Shagbark Bantams wrote an excellent article about Oxine's uses. click here.
One of the uses which we haven't mentioned here is "fogging" birds if they have a respiratory infection. If you don't have a fogging machine, a clean, brand-new garden sprayer may be substituted. Just adjust the nozzle to deliver a fine mist. Knock on wood, I haven't had the need to do this, but I like having both items on hand, just in case.
One of the uses which we haven't mentioned here is "fogging" birds if they have a respiratory infection. If you don't have a fogging machine, a clean, brand-new garden sprayer may be substituted. Just adjust the nozzle to deliver a fine mist. Knock on wood, I haven't had the need to do this, but I like having both items on hand, just in case.
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I'm in the same boat because of the ground being so wet with no clear sign of when it will dry out. As soon as it thaws, I'm going to rake the run out thoroughly and put sand in it. This muddy wet poo stuff isn't working. Doesn't drain right, and when it thaws, it's not pretty.
My last coop, was small birds and a small run, I threw the shavings from the coop into the run. Never stunk. Shavings were like 6 inches deep inside. I don't have enough shavings to do that here. But sand should do it. Then it will be easy to rake.
I wish chickens were big enough to have big enough poops easily gotten with a stall fork.
My last coop, was small birds and a small run, I threw the shavings from the coop into the run. Never stunk. Shavings were like 6 inches deep inside. I don't have enough shavings to do that here. But sand should do it. Then it will be easy to rake.
I wish chickens were big enough to have big enough poops easily gotten with a stall fork.
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This. I asked for granulated limestone at the feed store yesterday and they sold me "pelletized" granulated limestone. Said on the bag it could be used in any way that the regular granules would be, that it was supposed to be less dusty, etc. My run has been rather stinky lately as well. I think it's because of the lack of drying heat that we get in the summertime. In the summer it only smells after it rains. Usually I put down pine pellets made for horse stalls, but I figured I needed a little more help right now. Sweet PDZ is also an option (I think it has DE in it) and some people on here swear by it, but it's $8+ a bag at TSC and the limestone is $3 something so I went the cheap route.
I'm also gonna put some sand and small gravel down on the areas that I walk (which is where it gets muddiest) but I haven't done it yet. The area that my chickens live at used to be a dairy farm years ago, and the soil after a rain reminds me of a heavily poo'd cattle barn. It's very spongy, with very little sand/grit content. Kinda icky when it squishes in your toes, but the chickens like it. hehehe
This. I asked for granulated limestone at the feed store yesterday and they sold me "pelletized" granulated limestone. Said on the bag it could be used in any way that the regular granules would be, that it was supposed to be less dusty, etc. My run has been rather stinky lately as well. I think it's because of the lack of drying heat that we get in the summertime. In the summer it only smells after it rains. Usually I put down pine pellets made for horse stalls, but I figured I needed a little more help right now. Sweet PDZ is also an option (I think it has DE in it) and some people on here swear by it, but it's $8+ a bag at TSC and the limestone is $3 something so I went the cheap route.
I'm also gonna put some sand and small gravel down on the areas that I walk (which is where it gets muddiest) but I haven't done it yet. The area that my chickens live at used to be a dairy farm years ago, and the soil after a rain reminds me of a heavily poo'd cattle barn. It's very spongy, with very little sand/grit content. Kinda icky when it squishes in your toes, but the chickens like it. hehehe
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Tala: I'm not sure if I would put the pelletized lime in with my chickens. There is a chance that they may think it's food and eat it. While it's the same formula as the pulverized garden lime, chickens won't eat the powder.
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Well I'm not too worried about it.
Granulated limestone is the last ingredient in the sweet feed that I give them for "scratch"
Guess it's a calcium source and/or used to reduce the stickiness of the molasses. The old kind my dad used to get had pictures of livestock, including chickens on the bag - not sure if it was intended as feed or for sanitation uses, but obviously it's made for use with livestock.
Also limestone is very soft rock, so there shouldn't be any problems grinding it up in their gizzards since I offer them granite grit as well. I think of it as an additional calcium source IF they do decide to eat it. It's more like little balls, smaller than aquarium rocks, not big pellets like Layena feed pellet size. I think calling it "pelletized" is a bit misleading (or it is to me). They pecked at it when I dumped it out, but lost interest pretty quick, so I doubt they'll be chowing down loads of it.
Well I'm not too worried about it.
Granulated limestone is the last ingredient in the sweet feed that I give them for "scratch"
Also limestone is very soft rock, so there shouldn't be any problems grinding it up in their gizzards since I offer them granite grit as well. I think of it as an additional calcium source IF they do decide to eat it. It's more like little balls, smaller than aquarium rocks, not big pellets like Layena feed pellet size. I think calling it "pelletized" is a bit misleading (or it is to me). They pecked at it when I dumped it out, but lost interest pretty quick, so I doubt they'll be chowing down loads of it.
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