coop floor material

[Carolrich]

Would someone please post an image of a poop board? I have a bad back and can't lift heavy things. What material do you use and how wide?

 

[lazy gardener]

No. Zeolite is not at all like DE.

 

[Carolrich]

No. Zeolite is not at all like DE.

Thanks for replying. I have read mixed reviews on using DE.

 

[lazy gardener]

DE is IMO a waste of money. It does nothing to prevent parasites. But, it is useful in the garden, and can be used to keep insects out of your poultry feed.

 

[imnukensc]

Would someone please post an image of a poop board? I have a bad back and can't lift heavy things. What material do you use and how wide?

No help here. I don't have/use a poop board. My "floor" under the roost is 1" X 2" welded wire. The chicken crap falls through to the ground. What doesn't fall through I brush off with a deck brush about once a month or so. Takes all of about 1 minute.

 

[barn206]

Wood floor,barn lime then pine shavings..... compost pile.

 

[aart]

Zeolite. Trade name: Stall Dry. It's a granulated mineral substance which dries the bedding and absorbs and binds ammonia to eliminate the risk of an ammonia build up in the coop.

Also brand name Sweet PDZ, sold in the horse aisle.

Would someone please post an image of a poop board? I have a bad back and can't lift heavy things. What material do you use and how wide?

http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/6...raphic-gross-poop-pictures/1100#post_13179595

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...s-poop-pictures.621363/page-178#post-18966048

ETA: 24" wide, roost 8" above boards.
More pics here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/gallery/albums/roosts-and-poop-boards.7427891/

 

[Cellomama2]

I know this is not a widely used bedding but I have to put this out there again. I've been trying different bedding types since I started with my chickens a year ago. Shavings are ok but dusty, hay got clumped up and I felt like I was pulling a lot of it out every cleaning and the wood pellets get really dusty. The newest thing introduced to me was by a lady at the feed store I go to who keeps horses. She told me about Manitoba Flax bedding and how it was saving her money in her barn stalls. It would not work in a run because it is so light and would just blow away but there is little dust, it dries out the poops quickly and can be scooped with a wider slot cat litter scoop. The bags are more expensive but are lasting me much longer than any of the other beddings I've tried so far. I haven't tried it in winter yet but I love it so far. They do pull it out of the coop a little easier but to me thats minor compared to the benefits. I just feel like I go through so much less bedding.

Please let me know if it's not ok to talk about a specific store and I'll remove this part but I get mine from Horn Brothers Inc in Muskego, WI.

 

[jreardon1918]

Sorry I did not answer the PDZ question. I have attached a picture of the bag. I have only bought three bags in the last year. Also, here is a couple pictures of the poop boards one they are in place and one it is down for scooping. When the chickens are in the coop they are generally roosting, so the pine bedding stays quite dry.

 

[Carolrich]

Also brand name Sweet PDZ, sold in the horse aisle.




http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/6...raphic-gross-poop-pictures/1100#post_13179595

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...s-poop-pictures.621363/page-178#post-18966048

ETA: 24" wide, roost 8" above boards.
More pics here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/gallery/albums/roosts-and-poop-boards.7427891/

Thanks for the pictures!