OHio ~ Come on Buckeyes, let me know your out there!

[OHhappychicks]

transferred into that store October 2009 and transferred out of it in July 2010

That might have been before my niece and Bill was there. But I probably saw you there!!

 

[OHhappychicks]

No, it's not that I lost them, it's just that a lot of boys hatched. Of the ones hatched this year that I can determine gender, there are 8 boys and 5 girls. I put the first brood up for sale and the two girls went right away of course. I need to keep the three girls I have left. So now I'm left with 6 young cockerels and a roo to sell. They can be used to start an Easter egg flock if nothing else!

 

[Janalynyorkies]

I use PDZ and DE. They do different things. I use the PDZ for odor and DE for bugs and they both help with moisture.

 

[OHhappychicks]

Nope! I use DE {diatomaceous earth (food grade)}. I use the deep litter method in the coop, shaving. Then everytime I add more shavings {maybe once a month} I sprinkle a good bunch {like a quart or more} of DE on it and gently rake it in. Use a mask while doing this. The DE can irritate your lungs.

I buy mine at TSC. Red Lake brand.

We use DE also, but for some reason the old coop SMELLS, even with the de. Especially when its damp. We clean them out about every 6 weeks or so, but the old coop must have years and years of smells imbedded in the floor!! I'm not sure how old it is or how long it had chickens in it, but when we acquired it a couple of years ago, it was used as a storage shed. Think I'm going to try the pdz and maybe construct poop-trays in the coops this weekend. See how that works. I didn't know tsc sold food grade DE, that's good to know!

 

[minihorse927]

Oh trust me, i worked will bill. He's an interesting character

 

[minihorse927]

Is your niece Patricia or PT?

 

[minihorse927]

We use DE also, but for some reason the old coop SMELLS, even with the de.  Especially when its damp.  We clean them out about every 6 weeks or so, but the old coop must have years and years of smells  imbedded in the floor!! I'm not sure how old it is or how long it had chickens in it, but when we acquired it a couple of years ago, it was used as a storage shed.  Think I'm going to try the pdz and maybe construct poop-trays in the coops this weekend.  See how that works. I didn't know tsc sold food grade DE, that's good to know!

Yep got food grade DE. 4lb, 20lb and recently added 40lb. Located in the section with cattle and goat dewormer. The 4lb are on the feed racks.

 

[Rnbwbrite1207]

Does anyone here use PDZ in their coops?  I looked at it at tsc in the equine isle,  but I didn't have time to see if it was for chickens or not.  I searched it on byc and I saw where it was called "sweet pdz". Is there a difference, that you know of?

I use pdz in my coop and my cats litter box. It reduces the aroma in both considerably. Doesn't seem to cause any problems.

 

[OHfarmerswife]

We just purchased a used coop, it was disgusting!!!! Had poop over 2" deep, under the straw covered with maggots!!!!!!!!! We cleaned it out, powerwashed it & then painted the entire inside with white paint, looks great.
I have a poop board filled with about 2" of PDZ under the roosts. Use a cat litter scoop to sift out the poop, add PDZ as needed. Coop never smells like poop, works great.

 

[TERRY4]

We just purchased a used coop, it was disgusting!!!! Had poop over 2" deep, under the straw covered with maggots!!!!!!!!! We cleaned it out, powerwashed it & then painted the entire inside with white paint, looks great.
I have a poop board filled with about 2" of PDZ under the roosts. Use a cat litter scoop to sift out the poop, add PDZ as needed. Coop never smells like poop, works great.

So what is in this PDZ stuff? I'm careful what I use around our chickens.