Used coop, OCD cleaning help needed!

[mountaintopchicken]

O.K. I had a coop that once stood empty between flocks and in the winter the door blew open and wild turkeys got into it and roosted in it. This is what I did to clean it:

Shovel, scrape, sweep. Then vacuum using a shop vac and disinfect the vac as best as I could afterward. Wash with a lot of water, detergent and scrubbbing. Let dry. Bleach with a bleach and water solution. Let Dry. Attack with a Novosan (sp?) disinfectant solution. Let dry. Spray with pyrethrin solution. Let dry. Let stand empty and clean for a while. Fill with chickens.

You did say OCD right?

 

[Judy]

Never heard it claimed that Clorox is inherently better than generic bleach; legally they must contain the same % of sodium hypochlorite.

I'd read up on how you disinfect if you have had to cull because of a respiratory illness, and find out how long it's been since chickens have been in there. I believe Oxine is supposed to be the best disinfectant. And yes, I would treat the area as if there was a respiratory illness in the flock, just to be safe, They are fairly common.

What a great coop to have already there!

 

[secuono]

Alright. Scrape it all out, bleach it and then decorate as I please. I'll get right on that if we do get the house. Thanks!

 

[TheReidHomestead]

If it were me, I'd scrape and sweep all I could, and then take a pressure washer to it, at least inside. Thoughly pressure wash the inside, and then spray down with a bleach solution. Let it dry out throughly before painting.

 

[patman75]

Scrape the dry stuff out and then hit it with a power washer if you gto one. Pass on the bleach, Chickens have been around long before bleach and did just fine.

 

[awesomefowl]

Yeah clean it out, disinfect it!!!! add bedding and then you're good to go!

 

[kuntrygirl]

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Ditto

 

[FuzzyButtsFarm]

Make sure you wear a mask with a close fit so you don't breath in any dust. My aunt and uncle got a respitory desease when they cleaned out an old coop that hadn't been used for years. This is the nurse in me talking lol.

 

[sheps4her]

Hey there.

Unfortunately, wood is porous so no real good way to get rid of all germs. Also, bleach is inactivated by organic material. I would research other disenfectants that will work in the presence of organic material, since you could never eradicate ALL organic material in a wooden building with a dirt run/floor. Just my $.02. Good luck and what a great find!

 

[ruby]

Be sure to post the chickens moving in! I prefer nice fresh hay. Looks like you have some good advice here. Have fun!