Not sure who to thank for the idea...

[ChanceRider]

I've seen different versions of roosts and poop-boards or boxes that seemed really efficient. Our coop is only 4' x 8' so space was at a premium and some of the designs I've seen wouldn't work for us. The roost in our coop was already in place and the birds use it nightly. So... we mounted a shelf just under the roost, and placed under-the-bed storage containers on the shelf. The containers have a layer of pine shavings and a dusting of DE in them. Every few days I add another layer of shavings and another dusting of DE. Once a week or thereabouts I dump the containers and start fresh. No flies, and the boxes really cut down on the poop in the coop

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Sooo, many thanks to those of you who have posted pics of your roosts and poop boards/boxes. I wouldn't have thought of this myself.

Here's a pic of the roost and poop boxes, mounted over their newly installed nexting boxes.

 

[momma's chickens]

Very nice, it looks great!

 

[redoak]

Nice design, I think I should retro fit my roosts for a poop-board or poop-bin.

 

[cmom]

Great idea!!!. I just bought a new coop and am looking for ideas. I'm also going to modify my existing coop. Thanks for the pics.

 

[Chicabee19]

Excellent idea chance!

do you find that the birds walk in the poopy boxes at all?

 

[NancyDz]

Very nice chance. I need to add a poo board or bin like you did. Did you make your nestboxes?
I love the blue color

Nancy

 

[Colored Egg Farmer]

Nice design that should make cleaning a lot easier.

 

[ChanceRider]

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Thanks Nancy! A non-chicken owning friend made the boxes for me. The one thing I need to change is the perch bar in front of the box opening... right now it's a piece of PVC pipe that the birds can't get a grip on. When the girls are closer to laying age I'll remove the PVC and replace it with a piece of 1" x 3" board across the front. LOL, for now it works well because the chickens are getting used to the boxes being in their coop, without being able to get in!

 

[cyanne]

This is very similar to the design I have, except that instead of shavings and DE I fill the tubs with Stall Dri. It's a product made from lay and DE that looks very much like cat litter. The poo falls in and dries out, then once a week or so I use a litter box scooper and just scoop out all the dried poo, leaving behind clean litter.