Will this work to clean out the coop?

[crazeetxn]

So I was at Tractor Supply the other day and saw this. Was wondering if this would work on a wood chip/shavings floor to clean out the coop?

http://www.tractorsupply.com/equine...l-tools/future-fork-horse-manure-fork-5022617

They also had this one, but it was $50 or something. Would probably work better, but thought I'd check with a few others before I spent some money...

http://www.tractorsupply.com/equine...pitch-2-horse-stall-fork-52-in-handle-5015034

Thanks for the inputs....

Troy

 

[seminolewind]

Hi, I've tried with things like that and the poo falls thru. It just never worked for me. Now I use a shovel that kinda looks like a snow shovel or manure shovel. 26 bucks at Lowe's

 

[crazeetxn]

That's what my other half said too

I used to clean up every day, then on the weekends, now when I get a chance. Most I pick up is flattened out or bigger than some of their eggs

 

[dianaross77]

I use an emergency snow shovel to clean out the duck pen. It's the same size as a kid's snow shovel but with a longer handle.

 

[LuvMyArabs]

Everything probably would fall right through those too because the spacing is probably too far apart for little chicken poops. But theres also this one which has smaller spacing in between the tines, maybe it would work.... http://www.doversaddlery.com/produc...001&zmam=1460880&zmas=1&zmac=49&zmap=X1-27346

 

[Iheartchicks<3:)]

Mine are normally packed together so it scoops right up!

 

[TheReidHomestead]

We use metal dustpans. They work great, especially if kids are helping!

 

[firsthouse_mp]

I use a cat litter scoop that is extra large. We have a smallish coop house and I usually just do a few scoops a day from under the roost. Our coop is almost waist high too. If you have a large walk-in coop, this wouldn't be practical.

 

[codymax2]

as they SHOULD BE!! hehe
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[Ohhhdear]

I use a child's metal leaf rake with a 3' handle. I found it on clearance at Home Depot.
The metal tines are closer together than a regular leaf rake, and the whole head is just 8" wide or so which makes it easy to reach into the corners of the coop underneath the roosting bars.