How do I DISINFECT my coop after chicken illnesses?

[kelliepulido]

I guess nobody has answers.

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

I would probably use bleach-water in one of those weed sprayers. Soak everything and just let it dry on its own. Maybe do that several times. Or maybe Oxine. http://www.revivalanimal.com/store/p/283-Oxine-Fogger-and-Oxine-AH.aspx


I haven't dealt with anything like this, but this is what I would do.

 

[GhostRider65]

Has anyone ever thought to treat this holisticly, naturally I do every organic, with herbals, homopathics, ect. I can't even believe there is no cure
they always say that but there is always a way if you look hard enough, I know of 1 thing that kills every known virus, bacteria I have ever heard of and its not that expensive I would at least try it. heres a link
http://www.miraclemineral.us/ Id write them and ask if it would be safe for chickens first but I would think it would so I would try it if they say yes.

 

[chickenfeverforever]

I am going through this as well. Just culled 13 hens and 1 rooster for the exact same illness. I removed all organic material. Rinsed it down with water and bleach solution then went back over every surface with a srub brush and bleach. Then rinsed. Then used a spray bottle and sprayed every surface area with the water bleach solution. Took about 3 hours total. We dont have a water hose that will reach so we had to carry multiple buckets of water up. We also dusted the whol field with dehydrated lime.

My question is this.......When I dust the inside of the coop with the lime today, Do I have to remove it or clean it out before inroducing new birds? Or do I just put some bedding in and put the new birds in? Is lime not dangerous to them? I was going to dust the perches really well and when I add new birds will it be dangerous to them?

What is the time period of Cleaning and Disinfecting to add new birds?

 

[RememberTheWay]

I am going through this as well. Just culled 13 hens and 1 rooster for the exact same illness. I removed all organic material. Rinsed it down with water and bleach solution then went back over every surface with a srub brush and bleach. Then rinsed. Then used a spray bottle and sprayed every surface area with the water bleach solution. Took about 3 hours total. We dont have a water hose that will reach so we had to carry multiple buckets of water up. We also dusted the whol field with dehydrated lime.

My question is this.......When I dust the inside of the coop with the lime today, Do I have to remove it or clean it out before inroducing new birds? Or do I just put some bedding in and put the new birds in? Is lime not dangerous to them? I was going to dust the perches really well and when I add new birds will it be dangerous to them?

What is the time period of Cleaning and Disinfecting to add new birds?

Very old I know- but for future reference - look into getting a torch to use a flame to disinfect and kill parasites. You can run the torch over the entire coop and the grounds. Of course just to run a flame over it not to actually catch anything on fire. Flames are incredibly useful for this type of work

 

[Debbie292d]

Very old I know- but for future reference - look into getting a torch to use a flame to disinfect and kill parasites. You can run the torch over the entire coop and the grounds. Of course just to run a flame over it not to actually catch anything on fire. Flames are incredibly useful for this type of work

This post was about chicken illnesses and diseases. I use Odoban. It's used in hospitals and hatcheries. A lot of us wash/disinfect our incubators, brooders, and coops with it, and even sterilize shipped eggs with it.

 

[RememberTheWay]

This post was about chicken illnesses and diseases. I use Odoban. It's used in hospitals and hatcheries. A lot of us wash/disinfect our incubators, brooders, and coops with it, and even sterilize shipped eggs with it.

I'm aware of what it was about and using a torch works for both illnesses and diseases plus pest and external parasites. Just wanted to add it for future reference if anyone was looking for viable solutions. Plus a torch has no fumes, no wait time for putting the birds back, and it's VERY effective for both coops and grounds.

Wouldn't recommend putting a touch to your incubator but for the other things I've found it really is the way to go . But I also like using steam for equipment sanitizing too

 

[The Broody Bunch]

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When you say "remove all organic matter" what exactly do you mean? In mine there's wood chips and poop (of course I am going to remove that) but what about the dirt at the bottom of my coop and the wood its made out of? "Organic" just means chained carbons... am I going to have to scrap my entire coop and yard they've been in? Am I going to have to move in order to have a future healthy flock?

thanks

What I did behind avian Leukosis is literally shovel off the top layer of ground about 2 inches and then we actually used a shop vac and vacuumed the ground. Making sure there wasn’t 1 feather in sight. Used vinegar and sprayed ground, went back with Barn lime and then About 4” of washed river sand.