Pro - Does anyone else's nest boxes get soaked in rain?

[BeckyBoo]

.....OK, so suggestions please. I've got a 2 1/2 year old orange cube that unfortunately sits under tall pine trees and therefore gets a lot of dirt, pine needles etc on it. I've given it a scrub a few times but the orange is quite stained now and, once again, I've got someone coming to look at it on Sunday with a view to buying one. So. How do I get it to come up brighter? I'm loathe to use chemicals because the chooks will be scratching around the floor where whatever I use drips, and in any case they might stand on the cube so I don't want to end up bleaching their little feet. The inside I can scrub and although it's a bit mucky that's because there are 13 hens sleeping there every night!

 

Answers on a postcard please....

 

BeckyBoo

[Redwing]

I use Ecover multisurface spray on my Eglu

 

I rush out when its raining and spray and rub in then retreat

[BeckyBoo]

I rush out when its raining and spray and rub in then retreat

 

 

I should be alright then this weekend!!

 

BeckyBoo

[jimnpaula]

How about something like soda crystals, bicarbonate or vinegar? http://www.dripak.co.uk/ has some suggestions on how to use these.

 

P

[Chook n Boo Mum]

I find the pressure washer gets a lot of the horrors off...mine's orange too, with "hello" cleaned into the roof

 

Sha x