smells?

[spoolin]

is there anything you can do to get the smell of chicken away? i got used to it, but my family and friends say it stinks. and yes i do clean up the crap...

 

[Dandy Acres]

Right now my babies don't smell, but I would be interested to see if anybody else has a real answer.

 

[patandchickens]

Fewer chickens (or same number but in a larger area) helps.

Smell is largely related to dampness. The drier the coop and run, the faster the poo gets crispy/dusty and stops smelling.

A droppings board under the roost, cleaned first thing every morning with the poo disposed of elsewhere, will help a fair bit.

(e.t.a. - you can add stall powders (Sweet PDZ, etc etc) which will help to some extent, especially indoors, but will not solve a fundamental problem).

Good luck,

Pat

 

[Ms~Silkie~Girl]

I have seen this air freshener at TSC. It's livestock safe. IDK?? It might work, but i have never used it before.

 

[cmom]

I use FOOD GRADE DE or Stall Dry. Maybe I'm just used to the smell but I don't notice it and no one who goes around my birds have mentioned anything. As long as you keep the dampness out less stink, and good ventilation.

 

[MagsC]

I agree with the above. Keeping dampness to a minimum really cuts down on smell.

 

[WoodlandWoman]

Is it the run or the coop that you are having the problem with? Or both? Sand in the run and enough wood shavings in the coop help a lot. What are you using now?

 

[Chicks_N_Horses]

I think keeping everything clean and dry as much as you can really helps with the smell. I rake out my straw/hay once a week. Keep them in larger areas, things like that help cut down but face it...a chicken is gonna smell like a chicken

 

[PunkinPeep]

a lot of people swear by the food grade DE. mine don't stink yet, but they're outside almost all the time.