High Quality Disinfectant for Coop Cleaning?

[Flannery Eau]

Hello All,

I am expecting 18 new chicks at the beginning of March, and I want to make sure there is as few infectious organisms both in their incubators (in my basement) as well as in the coop that has 3 older pullets (for when they go outside in a few months). I know Mereks is in my flock - so all the newbies are vaccinated, but I still want to play it safe. I will also be giving them medicated feed.

I was surprised that there wasn't a kind of go-to disinfectant for poultry - most of the ones I found ship from Europe! Does anyone have a tried and true solution that they trust for that yearly cleaning (or pre-new peep cleaning)? Any help would be great - Thanks!

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[jerseygirl1]

Bleach with hot water and Dawn dishwashing liquid

 

[easttxchick]

Oxine is also great.
We use it to clean everything around here.
Good stuff.

 

[Flannery Eau]

Thanks for the suggestions! What kind of dilution do you need to make for something like bleach and oxine? Should it kill everything (viruses, bacteria, fungi, parasites)? I want to make sure it is safe for my chickens.

 

[easttxchick]

The directions for the Oxine are on the bottle.
It is safe for your birds and kills all kinds of nasty stuff.
Some folks put it in a vaporizer and mist the coop while the birds are in at night-I haven't done that yet, but I haven't heard of it causing any problems.
I'm not sure on the bleach mixture.
Here's a link on Oxine.

http://www.shagbarkbantams.com/oxine.htm

 

[cozycritters]

I use Basic H...

http://search2.shaklee.com/?siteurl...q=basic+h&productSearch_button=Product+Search

I grew up with it and I know it's safe and effective, so that's why I use that for the incubator

 

[elmo]

Pet Focus is what I use in our indoor bird room for deep cleaning/disinfection:

http://www.parrot-and-conure-world.com/pet-focus-cleanser.html

For daily use, we use a 10 percent white vinegar solution in a spray bottle.

 

[Arrowhead07]

If you want the Best and kill everything you listed then I would recommend 1-Stroke Environ or Tektrol. The list of what it kills is a novel and leaves things smelling like a hospital. The are labeled for poultry operations. I use it to disinfect the barn before calving and it works great!!

 

[Cargo]

It should be noted that basic-H is a cleaner and not a disinfectant.

I wish I could get Oxine locally.

 

[aglyphic creatures]

I use nolvason. We use it for every cage/viv/pen in the rescue. I buy it by the gallon and dilute it according to the directions. Its used as a skin cleanser for surgery, a disinfectant, a cleaner....we even use it to rinse mouth injuries on other critters.