How do you clean a chicken run?

[GrandmaCluck]

I have 31 chickens. Attached to the coop is a chicken run that is 30' x 50'. I live in sand country. Across the yard is a fallen jack pine that they love to roost on during the day. How do I go about cleaning this? I didn't notice much of a smell until we got rain and hot and humid weather. STINKY!!!

 

[georgialee]

We have a small tiller and I just till up the ground and that gets rid of the smell pretty quickly. I'm doing new runs soon and they'll be all sand - you don't really need to clean except for once or twice a year.

 

[Backyard_Chicken_rancher]

With a rake and a shovel load it into a wheel borrow take it over to the compost pile and dump repeat if need to. That is how I clean mine. but if your looking for help with the smell try putting down some DE around and under the Run and tree it helps some.

Good luck to you

 

[keeko]

I'd also love some tips on this subject! We have a run that's about 2 inches of sand, and they've pooped tremendous amounts in it. I've tried raking it (doesn't work), and I've tried sifting it with a cat litter scooper and that doesn't work either. I want to keep it clean, but maybe I have the wrong kind of sand?

Any tips would be welcomed!!! Thanks guys!!!