Need help deciding what to do with this coop

[ChickenCanoe]

I wouldn't rip out the tile at all, talk about easy to clean!

as already mentioned, turn the power off and pressure wash it clean. DEFINITELY add ventilation, and plenty of it! that's most likely why it smells so bad. The ammonia has to have a place to go, up and out is preferable. I would buy a through the roof chimney kit and go through the ceiling and roof. Cut holes in the tops of the walls inside and out, and cover them outside with vent plates for eaves, you can find them at your building supply store, and inside with hardware cloth.

I promise you ventilation will take care of a lot of the smell.

Also, once you start using it, keep a bag of sweet PDZ on hand and use it liberally mixed with your bedding. A poop board/tray under the roosts with a sand/pdz mix also keeps the smell down, as it dries the poo pretty quickly. Dry poo doesn't put off the odor moist poo does, so getting it dry quickly helps. I go out every 2 to 3 days with a kitty litter scoop and a small bucket and scoop it clean, no smell or flies at all

X2 on all that.

Oh sorry I thought the title "Need help deciding what to do with this coop" was a good thread to get advice/ swap ideas on what to do with my coop.

I don't have a problem with it.

 

[zonamiss]

Chicken Chump its ok. We are all learning here and are looking for help and ideas.

 

[zonamiss]

I just found out that the chicken coop is to close to the organic field and I cannot use it for the birds. So there is another place on my property that is HUGE area for them that has covered security for them, however I need to secure surrounding boards and figure out what I'm going to do with the dang gopher holes. The previous tenants to our Nanny house had their chickens in there and left their large 3 nest coop in the large area. Not just to figure out what else to add for the girls. I'll take pictures this evening for you all and ask for ideas and help. As I plan for Saturday to be their new home construction day as my girls are no longer fitting in the brooder in the house. They will be 5/6 weeks if not already.