poop boards - whats the best and cleanest way to make and keep up with

[GoChick]

My poop board is covered in vynil. I found a real cool ice scraper: it has a long handle, is an ice scraper on one side and it has a brush on the other side.
I use it to drag all the nights poop into a bucket, scrape without scratching the vynil, and, when needed, use the brush. Then I spread a handful of pine shavings all over, barely enough to cover the whole poop board... Easy and fast!

 

[Mnswm2]

I drilled two five inch holes in my poop boards and have 5 gallon pails under each hole. I spread pine shaving on the boards then about once every three weeks I rake it into the 5 gal pails and dump them out.

 

[galanie]

I just have painted plywood under mine. The paint didn't last all that long LOL but I still just scrape it off every couple days into a bucket with an old trowel. Then it goes into the compost bin for my garden. Chicken poo is great stuff!

 

[bairo]

poop board with 2 inch lip. 1 inch of sand. 5-gallon bucket hung on wall. spend 2 minutes each am scooping yuckies into bucket with kitty scoop. I do this when I collect eggs about 8am. Collect eggs again at 8pm, but the board is still clean.

 

[bairo]

Quote:
Nice design / idea

 

[chikinfarmr]

Linoleum with becks better crushed corn cobs on top. Hardware cloth to scoop the poop.

 

[henney penny]

Sand in them and I use a big kitty litter scoop to scoop out everyday,takes a few minutes

 

[trooper]

I have shavings on the floor of my coop.I don't use a poop board.When Needed I take a broom or small rake and move the poop and shavings around mixing them up.This helps with some heat,Takes away the odor,and makes my compost for my gardens.I clean 2 times a year and this seems to work.That's what the shavings are for.

 

[scheelgrl]

To henny penny, do u ever have problems with the chickens trying to dust bathe in the sand? I really like the litter box idea with the scoopimg every am. Everyone has such great ideas, its hard to pick just one!

 

[WestfarthingHomestead]

"chickens trying to dust bathe in the sand?"

I never thought of that, but it makes that they would try.

Maybe shavings would work better? I used shavings at first and the poo just wadded up. It was easy to scoop 'em out.