How do you all deal with it?!?!

[2 Beauts]

I've not had to address the dust issue yet, but can tell it's getting to be an issue in the coop. When it was warm weather, I just had the windows open, so no big deal. But, since it's been cold and the coop closed up, I've started getting a dust build up. My plan is to do a MAJOR cleaning on the first 60+ degree day. Get out all the shavings/hay, and spray it all down with the pressure washer.

 

[FarmerChick]

I have barns and that means dust and sprider webs and all that.
I just live with it and so do the critters. General cleaning maintenance and such but to me dust is inevitable.

 

[Dill]

I have a really hard time dealing with dust in my bedroom. I have to vaccuum the entire room at least once a day and I'm constantly wiping down my desk and other surfaces, etc. Every single item gets covered in dust no matter how much I clean. Once I get wood floor I hope it won't be so bad.

 

[Year of the Rooster]

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Sorry!

I should've said dust in the "coop"

. Not in my room but yea

I guess most of the people knew what I was referring to, but that's ok.

 

[ranchhand]

Coop dust? I don't worry too much, I just hate crawling through that dusty poo to retrieve an egg! Dust in the house? I have wood floors- would be great, but it all comes in the house on shoes; 3 big dogs don't help either!
The only resort is to keep a mask handy, and brush your clothes before you go in the house. Might want to leave shoes outside, too.

It's a pain, but just part of the fun around here!

 

[Dill]

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Sorry!

I should've said dust in the "coop"

. Not in my room but yea

I guess most of the people knew what I was referring to, but that's ok.

Oh sorry, I meant that I have 2 ducks in my room at night (so its sort of a "coop") and I have 13 budgies in my room, so all the dust is coming from my birds.

I'm not sure how you'd deal with dust in a coop because I suppose vaccumming and wiping down objects wouldn't work very well (since I assumethe coop is made of wood that you can't really wipe and so is the nest box). I'm always wondered myself how you'd clean out a shed or coop.

 

[Year of the Rooster]

Quote:
Sorry!

I should've said dust in the "coop"

. Not in my room but yea

I guess most of the people knew what I was referring to, but that's ok.

Oh sorry, I meant that I have 2 ducks in my room at night (so its sort of a "coop") and I have 13 budgies in my room, so all the dust is coming from my birds.

I'm not sure how you'd deal with dust in a coop because I suppose vaccumming and wiping down objects wouldn't work very well (since I assumethe coop is made of wood that you can't really wipe and so is the nest box). I'm always wondered myself how you'd clean out a shed or coop.

Oh ok, I guess that works too. But at least you have a vacuum

 

[ebonykawai]

Dust?? At this point in my life, dust, be it in the coop or my house, is the LEAST of my worries, LOL.

 

[ams3651]

the only time its bothered me is when i lay new bedding, its hard to breathe, other wise, its a chicken coop, farm animals arent clean

 

[crooked stripe]

Helpful hint, take a 1x2 and screw a 8" piece of 1x4 on the stick to make a long handled rake and pull the eggs out that way. Mine always seem to lay in the far back corner and there is no way I am crawling in to retrieve a egg. I also use it to clean out the beading.