nutterly_uts Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Having just had to chip concrete chicken poo from mud on my knees using a rake at the house end of the run fairly unsuccessfully I am looking for ideas on how to make my eglu more user friendly for cleaning? I currently un-clip the entire front off and use a rake to hoik all the bedding out, but its not a great method. How can I make it easier, short of cementing that whole bit of garden? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkor Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 I just kneel on an old composr sack. Not a revolutionary idea, but it keeps my knees poo free! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutterly_uts Posted February 14, 2009 Author Share Posted February 14, 2009 I do that, but I find it very hard to rake the concrete poo/bedding from the door end of the eglu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkor Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Again this is not very helpful or dignified but I crawl into the run with a bucket and dig it out with a hand trowel! OH finds it highly amusing to shut me insuide the run Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 OH finds it highly amusing to shut me insuide the run Sorry, shouldn't laugh . We take one end each and lift the whole eglu and run sideways so the whole run is exposed. Then you can dig and clear out to your heart's content . Granted it's not practical to do that every single week (although if you have a helpful OH or child it might be!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 I used to blast everything into the surrounding soil with a jet washer, when my hens were in the Eglus. I then dug it all in and limed the area. It worked well. I used to give the Eglu a good blasting while I was at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkspurs Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 I used to blast everything into the surrounding soil with a jet washer, when my hens were in the Eglus. I then dug it all in and limed the area. It worked well. I used to give the Eglu a good blasting while I was at it. Hopefully not with the hens still in the eglu ...sorry I must admit the vision made me laugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 ...sorry I must admit the vision made me laugh I also had an image of Egluntine in full body armour armed with power washing weaponry . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 I used to blast everything into the surrounding soil with a jet washer, when my hens were in the Eglus. I then dug it all in and limed the area. It worked well. I used to give the Eglu a good blasting while I was at it. Hopefully not with the hens still in the eglu ...sorry I must admit the vision made me laugh Erm...no. They would scarper into the furthest corner of their area. Wimps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAJ Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 (edited) I drag eglu and run onto the grass and then can shovel up everything on the patio without the run in the way, then I pressure wash the patio and eglu - you can spray the front through the run bars easily. Then it all gets moved back in place, sprayed with Poultry shield - job done! Tracy Edited February 14, 2009 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerbluebadger Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 I crawl in to clean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkor Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 I crawl in to clean I am NOT alone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 ours gets shifted to another patch and I rake it all clean and scoop up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
