aaronmusgrove123 Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 what products can i get to stop there poo from smelling and when and how much do i use and where can i get it from thanks aaron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia7455 Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Hi, Aaron I haven't got chickens myself, but am planning for the future and I went to an Omlet hen party. Our hostess used garlic powder mixed in with the daily food to stop the poos smelling. She used mash to feed the chickens and I suppose the garlic would mix better with the mash than with pellets. We watched her cleaning her eglu and I have to say that I could not smell any poo-ey smell from the eglu, the run or anywhere in her garden although there were a few poos unavoidably dotted around. Strange, that the garlic powder smells strong itself, but stops poos smelling, but it seems to work Hope this helps Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jomaxsmith Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Hi there, Garlic powder works well and can be easily bought from equine supplies shops. I 've even found it in Pets At Home! I put a scoop in with each grub full of mash (about a tablespoon). Bokashi Bran is also very good but is quite pricey. Wiggly Wigglers is often the cheapest place to buy it. I put about a handful in each time I fill the Grub. Using a good absorbent bedding in the eglu and run will also help, Hemcore and Aubiose are good and I'm using Easibed at the moment and that works really well too. Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Bokashi bran and garlic powder used at Eglutine Towers. Works a treat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutrix Farmers Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Bokashi bran and garlic powder used at Eglutine Towers. Works a treat. Ditto for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Bokashi bran and garlic powder used at Eglutine Towers. Works a treat. Ditto for me Crikey....look...I've spelled my own name incorrectly!! How embarrassing is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaireG Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Another fan of garlic powder here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo1962 Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 yup! agreed....bokaski bran and garlic is the best, definate improvement! Sara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Me too! Bokashi bran and garlic powder, I can't smell anything from the run at all and only smell the Eglu when I take the eggport door off, even the droppings tray doesn't smell. Mind you only one of mine is laying - apparently they ramp up the eating when they are laying so maybe I have the bad smells to come!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluckbok Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Bokashi and garlic fans here too! great stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jools+6 Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 what products can i get to stop there poo from smelling and when and how much do i use and where can i get it from thanks aaron a clothes peg aaron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronmusgrove123 Posted October 20, 2008 Author Share Posted October 20, 2008 hahahahhaha thanks for your info it will help when i get more hahahah you get addicted have a look at my 2 silkis here http://www.flickr.com/photos/31502766@N07/sets/72157608173327691/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Mine don't smell. they are perfect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmcardle Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 Can you use garlic powder with pellets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 I do, it works fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pearcie Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 how much garlic powder do you add to pellets? cant much info on this....thanx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miffy Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 oooohhhh dear I've been putting garlic powder in the glug is this wrong?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 I think it's ok to put it in the glug but doesn't it tend to sink to the bottom? That's why I changed to adding it to the pellets (that does work, btw, it coats all the pellets). I use garlic powder & bokashi bran in their feed and Stalosan F in the run after a clean out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
