My chickens are house (coop) broken

[rolffamily]

I am just finishing day 10 where my chickens (5 GLW) have not dropped one poop, except for under the roost bar at night, in the coop. They have a run and I let them free range in the evening when I get home from work. Even when they go into the nest boxes they do not poop first. I am amazed. Does anyone else get spoiled like this?

 

[Mahonri]

Nope, You are blessed. Count your blessings!

 

[jollyscrapmom]

How did you manage that miracle?? I'd love to have poop-free nesting boxes so our eggs are cleaner!

 

[LindsayB]

I have clean chickens too! Mine only really poo in the coop at night when they're sleeping. No pooping the nest box either!

We are blessed! haha

 

[lebentier]

mine also only poop in the run or under the roosts

 

[LindsayB]

I also only have 3...so that makes a BIG difference.

 

[rolffamily]

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I had read somewhere on this website that your nest boxes should be at a height where the chicken can not stand up and then they won't poop. Ours are 8 1/2" high inside.

 

[galanie]

Mine never have pooped in the nest box and they lay in open topped milk crates. I thought that was normal.

 

[teach1rusl]

If you don't use a dropping board, and you like a clean coop (sounds like you do...lol), ADD one - you'll love it.
It's a rare event when I find poop in the bedding in my coop in spring, summer, and fall. But wait for winter

The bedding DOES get pooped up in winter, as my flock spends quite a bit of time inside (by choice, as my pop door is opened every morning)...

 

[7L Farm]

The only place my hens don't poop is in their nest boxes. Hope this doesn't jinx's me.LOL.