Dropping boards ?

[momofthehouse]

I am such a visual person is there anyway you can show your poop boards? ha! Weird request but probably not on this board.

 

[BicycleChickens]

The chicken chick has a nice blog entry on droppings boards: I like the idea, but haven't finished building my coop yet. http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2012/04/droppings-boards-because-poop-happens.html

caron

 

[henless]

Here is my poop board. Two 2x4's, wide side up sitting about six inches above the poop board. DH and I built the chick brooder under it. My chicks are still sleeping in the brooder at night, so they haven't used the roosts yet.

 

[Theegoliath]

Here is my poop board setup in my coop. They roost on 2x4's that I trimmed the corners off on. The poop board is covered with linoleum, and gets scrapped each morning when my wife or I go out and let them out of the coop.

You can actually see the drywall blade we use to scrape the board hanging on the back wall in this picture. Works amazingly well.

 

[Hokum Coco]

I am such a visual person is there anyway you can show your poop boards? ha! Weird request but probably not on this board.

Poop boards should be located higher than your nest boxes an preferably the highest spot for roosting through the night.
I have my 2x4 roost 3½ inches from my poop board.

I find the spacing ideal it saves the day when eggs are laid through the night while they are roosting.

I have my roost in cups and can just put them to one side when cleaning the board.

In my nest boxes I fold a feed bag to fit (nest boxes are 1 ft³). When a bag gets soiled; fold a new one; pop out the soiled; pop in the new.

Easy peasy!.

Chicken coop is salvaged 4x8 metal shed.







My roost over my poop boards is very similar to this photo (except my roost are resting on the lower 2x4).
I recently friction fit a piece of vinyl flooring over my poop board.it makes clean up even easier; Pop out; Scrap; Hose; Pop in.

Winter months even easier flex over compost bin DONE!

Easy peasy!.

 

[JacobMaxwell]

I have removable poop boards in my coops. Cleanup every morning is easy: remove board, scrape poop into bucket, replace board.

 

[DebbieDoo]

DE = diatomaceous earth ( be sure to use food grade)

 

[acm6912]

Any thoughts on using the plastic bottom of a dog kennel as your droppings board? I was thinking plastic would be easier to wash clean and since they have edges I could fill it with shavings so it's not slippery

 

[Leigti]

Any thoughts on using the plastic bottom of a dog kennel as your droppings board? I was thinking plastic would be easier to wash clean and since they have edges I could fill it with shavings so it's not slippery

I think that would work good. I had planned on doing that but I couldn't find one big enough. So I'm using boot trays.

 

[acm6912]

Boot trays are probably cheaper. I know the last time I jad to replace my extra large dog kennel tray it was $40!