Is it okay to bleach a coop?

[silkypie]

I don't think so... you just put 1 part bleach and 9 parts water... I think? Please correct me if I am wrong.

 

[M To The Maxx]

Is just using a hose okay?

 

[chickendude]

10% is the amount of bleach to use. 1 cup of bleach is added to 10 cups of water. !0% is not a brand name.

 

[drumstick diva]

I've been told bleach is inactivated in the presence of dirt. In other words that you have to clean with soap etc., first and then treat with a 10% bleach solution.

I used to soak my plastic pots etc,( I hybridize plants) in it over a couple days but, it doesn't seem to curb a soil mealy bug problem. Maybe you do need to use soap & water first.

When I had the kennel I used to fill a plastic watering can with straight bleach and drizzle over each dog run a couple times a year and after wormings. The dogs would be locked in for an hour or so , until I watered it in to the pea gravel thoroughly. I can tell you the fumes could knock you out in minutes if the ventilation isn't great.

So I really would like to know the prevailing knowledge on this - is it necessary to remove dirt before disinfecting with bleach solution. Or can you just add soap to the bleach mix?

Thanks for any answers on this.

 

[kathyinmo]

A thread on: "How to disinfect the run...."

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=14632&p=1

A thread entitled: "how to kill coryza bacteria in run/pen:"
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=2624714

 

[M To The Maxx]

Is just using a hose okay for cleaning the coop for the bleach?

 

[speckledhen]

If you use the hose and maybe a soapy brush and brush off the poop from surfaces, then that would prep the coop for disinfectant. If you have a cocci problem in there, bleach will not kill that. Only ammonia will kill the oocysts that cause cocci, but whatever you do, DO NOT MIX ammonia and bleach!

 

[miss_jayne]

bingo on what speckledhen said.

if in doubt, don't do it, Maxx.