Show me your poop traps!

[K0k0shka]

I haven't read all 8 pages, which I apologize for, so ignore me if this has been suggested before. But have you considered skipping the poop trays and doing deep bedding instead? (not deep litter, the moist composting method, but deep bedding, the dry method). It's the best if you're tired of cleaning up poop! That's what I do and I clean up poop exactly twice a year. It's awesome. The deep bed of shavings absorbs a ton, and when it stops absorbing (several months in), you throw more clean shavings on top. It doesn't smell and it's great.

I had to temporarily put a nesting box and a feeder under my roosts, when rearranging the space to isolate a broody in the other half of the coop and running out of room, and got a taste of what folks with poop boards might be dealing with (I've never used poop boards/trays of any kind). All I can say is - EW!!! Where has all this poop been up until now? The tops of the box and the feeder are absolutely covered in poop. The broody has been integrated with the flock now, so I'm taking the box and the feeder outta there and not looking back.

 

[CoopsNPoops]

I haven't read all 8 pages, which I apologize for, so ignore me if this has been suggested before. But have you considered skipping the poop trays and doing deep bedding instead? (not deep litter, the moist composting method, but deep bedding, the dry method). It's the best if you're tired of cleaning up poop! That's what I do and I clean up poop exactly twice a year. It's awesome. The deep bed of shavings absorbs a ton, and when it stops absorbing (several months in), you throw more clean shavings on top. It doesn't smell and it's great.

I had to temporarily put a nesting box and a feeder under my roosts, when rearranging the space to isolate a broody in the other half of the coop and running out of room, and got a taste of what folks with poop boards might be dealing with (I've never used poop boards/trays of any kind). All I can say is - EW!!! Where has all this poop been up until now? The tops of the box and the feeder are absolutely covered in poop. The broody has been integrated with the flock now, so I'm taking the box and the feeder outta there and not looking back.

The only thing ive ever used as coop floor is hay. Its hell trying to shovel it out and change it. I think anything thats easier to scoop than hay would be ok. I just figured an elevated tray of some kind with sand in it would be a back saver and easier to scoop under the poop/roost area.

 

[K0k0shka]

The only thing ive ever used as coop floor is hay. Its hell trying to shovel it out and change it. I think anything thats easier to scoop than hay would be ok. I just figured an elevated tray of some kind with sand in it would be a back saver and easier to scoop under the poop/roost area.

Pine shavings are light and fluffy, never get matted, and are incredibly easy to shovel! I use a mulch shovel:

Just because it's large but lightweight itself, and I can scoop a larger volume at a time and be done faster. Because the shavings themselves are so light, I can scoop a large pile at a time without them feeling heavy. A snow shovel works well, too. Once I get down near the bottom, I sweep the rest with a child size push broom (the narrower head and shorter handle make it easier to maneuver in the tight space of the coop):

Here are the clean shavings after the change - light and fluffy:

It's very easy, I highly recommend this method!

 

[Eldemac]

Filled with sweet pdz. I've got a kitty litter scooper hanging on the wall, takes 2min a day to scoop it out and put it in a 5 gallon bucket, when it's full I empty it into the compost pile

I love this! Any chance you would share pictures of your nesting boxes, etc...?

 

[Auntiejessi3]

I love this! Any chance you would share pictures of your nesting boxes, etc...?

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/the-new-coop.1443937/page-7

Here's the whole kit and caboodle, lol... and thank you very much

 

[Kimmiqn]

once i was smelling a horrible poop smell. I just knew the dog shit in the house somewhere. I looked everywhere, all day. It smelled fresh, no matter where i looked. I found it!!! In the scentsy warmer... My then 3 year old (shes 11 now) put a dog turd in the scentsy warmer. We had warm, fragrant dog poop smell for hours before i found it

OMG!!! I just busted up laughing over this! I’m in tears! This is the funniest thing I’ve read in for ever

 

[dogpatchchickens]

OMG!!! I just busted up laughing over this! I’m in tears! This is the funniest thing I’ve read in for ever

That's one of those -----you better always be nice to your mama or I'll tell your new boyfriend what you did with a dog turd when you were little moments.

That is funny !!!!

 

[natalie327]

Do you have a pic? I'm intrigued!

These are pics pre-poop! From when the chicks were still very tiny and sleeping in the nest with mama. The roost bar is up above it, sorry not pictured.

Doesn’t look so great right now, and I’m about to restart the process. Luckily the ryegrass grows from seed so fast, gets to this height by two weeks. Also it’s very healthy for them, and they like it. I’d recommend this forage frame method in the coop (and under the roost bar) if the coop gets some sun and ventilation, as the chickens can’t scratch it up so it will actually grow! And the poop can help fertilize with just a daily hose-down. Of course you can also use a forage frame elsewhere in the yard or run, wherever the chickens otherwise scratch down to the dirt.

 

[Isadora]

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These are pics pre-poop! From when the chicks were still very tiny and sleeping in the nest with mama. The roost bar is up above it, sorry not pictured.

Doesn’t look so great right now, and I’m about to restart the process. Luckily the ryegrass grows from seed so fast, gets to this height by two weeks. Also it’s very healthy for them, and they like it. I’d recommend this forage frame method in the coop (and under the roost bar) if the coop gets some sun and ventilation, as the chickens can’t scratch it up so it will actually grow! And the poop can help fertilize with just a daily hose-down. Of course you can also use a forage frame elsewhere in the yard or run, wherever the chickens otherwise scratch down to the dirt.

That is absolutely amazing. I love it so much.

 

[chickencoop57]

See, i thought about filling the coop floor with sand. Figured that would be way easier cleanup than the typical hay/straw. My coop floor is also dirt. I dont want to put to much into my current coop as i will be building a new one, but figured sand would be much easier clean up for now. My roosts are corner roosts, so i figured building some kind of poop catcher would be a little more challenging. I just know im sick of changing hay and shoveling compacted crap and wet hay. I did the deep litter method throughout winter, and that was hell to c