4m x 3m Omlet pen, cube, new auto door still boxed and coop light

[meudec]

Hello, got two gingernut rangers over a week ago,"Mary & "Maggie" they are now 19wks old. Not laying yet, have let them free range most afternoons for about 4hours but cannot believe how much they poo! my lovely patio!!!!! this would be the only negative to having chickens in a small urban garden.

[Egluntyne]

Welcome to the forum.

 

Keep a hosepipe handy!

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Welcome to the forum . No getting away from it, I'm afraid, they do produce a lot of poo . You could try limiting them to a certain area with netting (Omlet or home-made!). I used to let mine freerange in the whole garden but now they're contained to the flowerbeds and I have my poop-free garden back .

[Busybird]

Do you add bokashi to their feed? It won't stop them producing the poo but it firms it up which makes it much easier to remove

[smithy36]

Yes... the amount of poo was the biggest shock for me! We do regular poo patrols and pick up, but when they are out its everywhere!

[smithy36]

Yes... the amount of poo was the biggest shock for me! We do regular poo patrols and pick up, but when they are out its everywhere!

[smithy36]

Yes... the amount of poo was the biggest shock for me! We do regular poo patrols and pick up, but when they are out its everywhere!

[Valkyrie]

Poo = manure But it always seems that the most wet, slurpy, splashy messes are done right in front of the back door! Squirties = hose!

[Margalot]

I'm sure I read somewhere that chooks do 70% of their poos at night while roosting?.........I'm sorry but I do not believe that!!!!

 

90% of poos everywhere you are likely to tread

 

10% in their lovely comfy roosting area,

[Ruskie]

I have an old plastic spatula that is kept hanging by the compost bin that i use to s"Ooops, word censored!"e down their dirt tray each morning and in the evening i use it to poo pick the garden using a deft flick to wing the droppings into the flower beds. It's a kind of chicken croquet or golf and I am getting quite skilled at it! Only works for the solid(ish) ones though and not the horrible 'chip shop curry sause' variety!

[Space Chick]

My OH has walked chicken poo through the house tonight and its really freaked him out! He's even thrown out the shoes. It had to happen sooner or later!

 

I told him, he needs a pair of chook shoes by the back door like I've got. I mean you can clean it up, but you'll always miss a bit, its the same with the dog!

[katieadams]

My OH has walked chicken poo through the house tonight and its really freaked him out! He's even thrown out the shoes. It had to happen sooner or later!

 

I told him, he needs a pair of chook shoes by the back door like I've got. I mean you can clean it up, but you'll always miss a bit, its the same with the dog!

 

I've got a pair of those welly shoes they're perfect for that - I scoffed at my mother for them but now they're mine and I love them!!!

[Chick99]

I must admit I was shocked by the amount that my girls produced. My O/H is getting sick of the amount by the door too. We had heavy rain last night so that's washed a lot away but I think I might need to take up Chick Poo Golf too!

 

What with sheep, chickens and dogs my days are spent surrounded by poo

[Mazzarina]

I have an old plastic spatula that is kept hanging by the compost bin that i use to s"Ooops, word censored!"e down their dirt tray each morning and in the evening i use it to poo pick the garden using a deft flick to wing the droppings into the flower beds. It's a kind of chicken croquet or golf and I am getting quite skilled at it!

Great idea, Ruskie! Could become a new competitive sport. Although knowing my bad aim, it would fly over the fence into the neighbour's garden, or even worse, onto the neighbour...

[Ain't Nobody Here]

I used to do that before I contained them in the flowerbeds . Just be careful which way you're facing when you flick . I semi re-harled the back of the house a couple of times . And poo hangs nicely on fruit netting if you don't aim high enough .

[mostin]

It is quite amazing how much they do. I had a lovely couple visit me the other day who had looked for people to visit from the forum list, as they are thinking of getting a cube or an eglu. I didn't clean out the trays, I left them to show them just how much the girls do . They were really about it, so at least I have prepared them for that part