Help with odor control

[longranger]

In spite of good coop and run hygeine my bird areas STINK!!!!! Drainage is good but we have had a lot of rain. Odor is strong poo without ammonia. Runs are dirt and decomposed granite. Fresh shavings in coops. Mainly worried about disgusted neighbors and i could not blame them.

Is there anything you can use safely in coops and runs to knock down the odor?

 

[LynneP]

Be sure to read this-

https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=7693-Coop_Hygiene

Products made for horse stalls are perfect for your problem, and if you can, add sand to the run, too.

 

[scarter]

Have you tried food grade DE? That's what I over winter with in the coop.

 

[Airilith]

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Where's the best place to get food grade DE in smaller quantity? I don't want to buy a whole 50lb bag just to try it. Haha!

 

[gryeyes]

mypetchicken.com sells Food Grade DE. (I just ordered some not 10 minutes ago.)

 

[lauriruth]

Loneranger - DE! go ahead and buy the big bag. it works! i keep it in a small metal garbage can with a lid. you'll love it.

 

[longranger]

How often is the DE spinkled in the coop and/or run and how much?

 

[Keri78]

How many chickens and how big is your run area? I add fresh hay to my runs every other month or so and this allows for great drainage and keeps their feet off the dirt and no mud! I have 2 chickens in one tractor and 4 in the other(at the most) the rest I let free range and only lock up at night so all I'm cleaning with them is their roosting areas which I added a CHEAP box of laminent stick tiles to their nesting box floor and also to their roosting areas and they are super easy to wipe clean! If you don't have roosting ledges that would help ALOT! I know people LOVE the dry stall stuff for horses and I've even heard of people using the big rubber horse stall mats too! Just keep trying different things and you will find something that works for you. Blessings, Keri