ChicNmom
Songster
Welcome! You'll have so much fun with your chickens. It's a little creepy to find the remains of dead chickens in the coop!!!
I'm having a similar problem. One of my girls had a bacterial infection due to internal laying/salpingitis and now at least one of my remaining 8 girls has the same thing. I had already bought some new chicks before realizing what was going on.
There is no place to relocate our coop. I'll be digging out the old dirt as best as possible. I like the flame thrower idea. Maybe I can singe the dirt that isn't loose. I read that most e-coli prefers acidic soil so I may add a layer of lime before putting in new sand. Need to research that in case it could harm the chickens.
I'm having a similar problem. One of my girls had a bacterial infection due to internal laying/salpingitis and now at least one of my remaining 8 girls has the same thing. I had already bought some new chicks before realizing what was going on.
There is no place to relocate our coop. I'll be digging out the old dirt as best as possible. I like the flame thrower idea. Maybe I can singe the dirt that isn't loose. I read that most e-coli prefers acidic soil so I may add a layer of lime before putting in new sand. Need to research that in case it could harm the chickens.