A chickychickychick-ENN!! Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Apologies if this has been asked elsewhere. I type in a keyword in the search and frequently get a negative response from my keyword search ie NO response. What do people use to clean their coops? I am getting a wooden coop (sorry sorry sorry Omlet people. Yes I am jealous of lovely Eglu owners) and wondered what is best for cleaning. I am getting poultry shield fluid which I will use each time to ensure it is a mite-free zone, but is there a chicken-friendly disinfectant or cleaner people use beforehand to get rid of the majority of muck before using Poultry Shield? And do people find sponges or brushes better? In a nutshell, what's yer cleaning routine and frequency? Thanks! Anna x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 we have a wooden coop, once a month it gets dismantled and scrubbed with poultry shield. DH just dilutes it in a bucket of hot water as per the instructions. When it's dry, red mite powder and stalosan F sprinkled around and then fresh aubiose on top. i think DH uses one of those dish sponges that has a sponge side and a rough side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyBoo Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Hi there, I have a cube so not quite the same but I basically use a wire scrubbing brush to brush it out once a week, then when it gets really minging I take it apart and scrub the roosting bars which are wooden again with the wire brush then when it's dry I just sprinkle the whole thing with red mite powder, put fresh stuff in the trays and nest and bobs your bloomin uncle Mrs B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 I use a washing up brush and a bucket of warm water with Ecover washing Up Liquid. Every so often I get the power washer out and blast everything thoroughly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A chickychickychick-ENN!! Posted July 24, 2008 Author Share Posted July 24, 2008 Some easy to follow advice there. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraJ Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 The best bet is to put newspaper on the floor and in the roosting box , makes alot of difference as i don't get mess on the wood really! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
