Show me your poop boards!

[aart]

Show us the dirty coop. I want to see the dirty truth of poop boards!

Well, I had already sifted poop out of PDZ, done daily, when pic was taken,
but coop is 4 years old here and obviously I don't do much 'cleaning'.
Click pic and use arrows for more pics.

 

[C. Conner]

Vinyl? It almost looked like some sort of ribbed sheet metal. What exactly is that vinyl material?

It is vinyl floor runner from Lowes cut to fit. The first poop board we made I painted black and then covered it with clear vinyl floor runner. The add on poop board is covered with black floor runner. All is very easy to clean. The set up is about a month old. I have had chickens and this coop for 3 years and this is by far the easiest clean up I have tried.

 

[Molpet]

I worry about the roost support and heavy birds.. most of us have the roosts resting on supports .. it looks like yours are depending on screws to support them.
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[aart]

I worry about the roost support and heavy birds.. most of us have the roosts resting on supports .. it looks like yours are depending on screws to support them.
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If good sized screws were installed well it should not be problem.
Spans aren't very long.
Not sure that configuration really added must roost length tho.

 

[RustyBucketFarmGirl]

Only (potential) flaw in your drawing is assuming the poop will be coming out the back of each roost and not the front. They may or may not all decide to roost facing the same direction, so you need about 8-12 inches of poop board to the "front" of the photo.

True story! My hens roost on ladders that are leaned up against a 2x4. And they all roost facing the walls with their backends facing the inside of the coop.

 

[Faraday40]

True story! My hens roost on ladders that are leaned up against a 2x4. And they all roost facing the walls with their backends facing the inside of the coop.

That's so funny! Mine sleep facing both directions - either looking out the window or facing the inside.

 

[RustyBucketFarmGirl]

That's so funny! Mine sleep facing both directions - either looking out the window or facing the inside.

I have never once seen a chicken facing anything but the wall. It’s quite funny!

 

[C. Conner]

That's so funny! Mine sleep facing both directions - either looking out the window or facing the inside.

My girls also face both directions when they roost!

 

[Faraday40]

Were they naughty chickens? They look like they're being punished by standing in the corner.

 

[Eilsel]

My poop board. It’s about 38” x 42”.

It is removable, though not super easily removed. I think i put it 8 inches below the top of the roost... but i don’t remember for sure. I have PDZ on it, still deciding on the right depth for me, I think about 1/2” depth is where I’m landing so it’s enough to be absorbent. I scoop it with a kitty litter scoop every 2 or 3 days. It is a little tricky to reach the back but I make do!