Roosts stink

[Julesstarohio56]

Remove the Bark and Sand the wood smooth. Seal with a Urethane Clear Coat. Easy clean and No Nooks and Crannies to hold the smell...JJ

Can that be done and then roostvon it the same night?

 

[Julesstarohio56]

When you say they stink like urine, did they get peed on by wild animals before you moved them into your chicken area, so they smell like that pee? Or do you just mean that they smell like chicken poop/urates?

Hmmmm. I don’t know!

 

[BullChick]

It could just be the type of wood. I can’t remember the tree, but I know there’s one with awful smelling innards.

 

[Matzwd]

Maybe instead of branches, try 2x4's for the roosts.

I sprinkle the 2x4s while sitting through the PDZ in the morning...keeps the poo from sticking to the roosts and absorbs the moisture. I can see where this editor be difficult with natural branches. It's out possible to split them so there is a flat side?

 

[cmom]

Luckily I don't have an issue with poopy roosts. I do have poop pits under the roosts. I have wire over the pits so the birds can't get to it. I clean out the pits and the poop goes into a compost pile. I have a lot of birds. Currently I probably have around 400 birds with the young ones I hatched out. I recently sold a lot of the extra males. I kept a few as future breeders.

 

[Sunshine_Chick]

Hose them down. I wash mine with dawn & dry in the sun periodically. The sun removes odors naturally too. They'll be without a roost for a few hours. Or simply take a walk in the woods & get new branches, but seriously sunshine works wonders.