Poop boards

[tikibanjo]

Can I ask how long do you let your poo sit before you use it for fertilizer ??

In the winter, I tend to throw a lot of it directly onto the garden beds and under the fruit and nut trees. The rest of the year, it goes into the compost.

 

[mamajos]

Right now, in winter, I dump the poop in my garden, and will till it into the dirt in the spring. For the rest of the year it goes into another compost pile. I have a couple places, so it doesn’t build up in one spot.

 

[RoosterML]

The coop poop scooping group! I’m a proud member also!

SMDH

 

[mamajos]

The best part about the poop boards is that it takes so little work to have it all clean! Rewarding to see a clean coop. And fluff the floor, no poop smell, or visible poop.

 

[Ted Brown]

FWIW Using PDZ on the poop boards eliminates the chisel/hammer requirement although there is a minimal depth that is required in order to eliminate "poop lock down"; about 1/2" is what I find is necessary. Less that that most waste is easily picked up but anything watery will go into lock down. Even then I am usually able to get it off with a metal scarper.

I have 25 birds and find that I need to add a bag every 6-8 weeks.

 

[Rldad1]

I love my PDZ on my poop boards. I use about 1/2 inch.

 

[mowin]

Definitely not a member of the daily poop scoop club.. lol
I'm the opposite. I try to clean my poop boards probably once a month. Did mine today as it been close to two months. Removed 3, 5gal pails full.

 

[Sally PB]

Last summer I had the best compost ever, thanks to my chickens' poop. So I am a member of the "scoop every day" group too. I want that stuff!

 

[thesirfluf]

I am a poop board fan. However, with temps in the single digits below zero and the wind chill nearing double digits below zero, there is less scooping this week and more chiseling! Frozen poop can be removed, although not as easily, with a sturdy metal spatula and a flat-head screwdriver.

Hurry up, Spring!!

have you tried pine pellets from the feed store it's really cheap and might not freeze to the tray as much

 

[Callender Girl]

I use pine shavings but haven't tried pine pellets. I can check those out at the farm store when I go to town next week. Thanks!