What to use for cleaning shavings

[Beekissed]

Same here...do not scoop poop...just add shavings now and again and let the chickens fluff the stuff searching for BOSS. I also add shredded paper on occasion but most of the bedding is pine shavings.

Keeps the gals warm and toasty and has no bad smells at all....and I have a very sensitive nose for those things.

 

[Rammy]

Here Ive been doing more work than necessary. I do scoop under the roost about once a week since thats where they tend to pile it up. What is BOSS? I have tossed scratch in there and have also fluffed it up with a rake but didnt know you could just toss in more shavings. I put DE down first as well as some lime before I did it but you can toss DE in in between cleaning? I probably will totally clean it out in the spring. One reason I went deep litter and I have a dirt floor is because of the smell. I also put up alot of vanilla car freshners around the coop. Made a difference. Any other suggestions? Thanks for the info!!

Rammy

 

[Beekissed]

BOSS is black oil sunflower seeds.....they love to search for them in the bedding and will have it all fluffed very deeply within a short time after I toss them a couple of handsful. This saves me time and effort and gives them something to do when the ground is too frozen to search and scratch out on the free range.

 

[Rammy]

Oh!! I thought it was some sort of chemical. I will get some. I think you can buy a huge bag at the CO-OP or I know for sure TSC. Thanks, everyone!!!

Rammy

 

[RedReiner]

http://www.woodypet.com/fork.html

the little fork would probably work great for getting mostly poop and sifting the good shavings back out.

 

[geeber]

OMG!!! I've just cleaned out the chook run and about choked on the smell.

Does hay smell tons worse when soiled & wet. Nasty, nasty, nasty.

As soon as I can I am buying pine shavings & putting that down instead. DE is all over the ground now. I think I'm going to have to scour out my nostrils. Yes, I'm a full on city girl.

When you do your semi-annual clean out, where do you put all the debris?

And please tell me the dlm is a lot less stinky

 

[Beekissed]

It is...mine has no smell at all, just smells faintly earthy. I put all the litter on my gardens or scattered throughout my orchard.

 

[daddyzgirl]

Soooo, does pine shavings smell less than straw and does it compost better? Can I get the pelletized lime AND DE at Home Depot or Lowe's?