How long does it take YOU to clean your coop?

[sdcharger]

My "coop" moves every day but I clean the litter out of the tractor every 2 weeks. It takes about 20 minutes to do this. I'm new to all this so I'm still learning what all is involved.

Once I have a fence around my 3 acres I think I will build a real coop and let the birds free range all day.

 

[Julia62]

We have 4 "teenager" hens and I clean up the poop with a kitty litter scoop every other day in the coop. It sifts out nicely. I have shavings in the coop (straw in the unused nesting boxes) Their run is on grass and some gravel (a 10 x 10 dog kennel). I go in with my dog pooper scooper to get the larger poops daily and then every other day, while it's so hot, I hose down the grass and poop to wash it down and it keeps it cool too. This morning I did both and it only took 15 minutes tops.

On a side note: this morning I almost thought Ginger (EE) was going to drink out of the hose! She came so close to me, it was funny! It didn't bother her at all.

 

[Hokum Coco]

how long it takes y'all. It took me

About 10 minutes twice a week and 2 hours once a year.

 

[Irishhenman]

Less than 5 minutes every couple of months. It is a 4x4' coop with around (it fluctuates) 9 hens in it

 

[MountainOrchard]

Deep litter method here too. 8 hens in a 8x6 coop. I turn/fluff the bedding daily and add more shavings as needed. Takes 3 minutes. I just finished their run so I'm not sure yet how I'm going to manage that. Maybe put down some homemade wood chips once the grass is gone.

 

[6of6chicks]

Pine shavings in the coop - five minutes a day to scoop out the biggest piles under the roost (using kiddie shovel that came with a beach pail) & fluff the rest. A full down scrub takes me about 20 minutes - empty out all litter, scrub walls & floor, spray w/bleach solution, rinse again. Pretty easy & quick because it's painted with high-gloss paint.

Dried grass in the run. Just recently started this and so far zero maintenance, no flies, and smells nice in there. The girls scratch & turn it for me. I changed it once just to see how long it would take - 15 minutes to rake it up, chuck it out with a pitchfork, & haul it to the compost bin. Spreading new grass took 5 minutes. Don't know yet how often I will have to change it out, but I can't imagine any more than once a month (based on what I've seen so far).

Honestly the waterers are far more of a pain than the coop & run. Those get scrubbed out daily.

 

[iwiw60]

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[Pinkaboo]

About an hour a day

 

[luvmypets]

I clean every few days but it usually takes an hour or two because i also have the duck coop.

 

[RonP]

Deep litter inside and out.

Inside, mabe 2 minutes a week (fluff and or add), then add 1 hour for early fall cleanout.
50 square feet, 12 birds.

Outside has not been cleaned in over 5 years, nor does it need to be.
200 square feet, smells like the wooded area surrounding it (deep litter also).

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