What makes a chicken coop easy to live with?

[Henslaved]

Hi all ,

 

I have been reading some posts on here about sanitising the ground in the run, some say Stalosan F and some say garden lime.

I was just wondering how you go about it, and how long before the hens (and guinea fowl) are allowed back in to start pecking and scratching around on it?

[Ain't Nobody Here]

You can use both - Stalosan is a disinfectant, the lime neutralises the acidity caused by all that poo . Both are safe to put down when the chickens are there. (Stalosan is quite a fine powder though so keeping them out and your nose & mouth covered while you sprinkle it around is a good idea!)

[Henslaved]

Thank you very much . Will get some asap and get it done

[cooker]

Thankyou for asking that question! I had always thought if you sanitised the ground you had to move the chickens somewhere else for a week or so, I have the same issue, my run is fixed. I shall look into getting it sanitised!

Thankyou!

Rachel

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Do make sure it's garden lime and not builders' .

 

If you can't get Stalosan, Biodry is another brand Omleteers recommend!

[The Dogmother]

I use BioDri on the run floor, it's less inclined to blow around than Stalosan..

 

You can also use a disinfectant like Viratec if you want to disinfect the feeders and drinkers; it's much like Milton and comes in a powder form that you make up in a bucket of water.

[doctors girls]

where do you get bio dry from and how much does it cost and what size is the packaging as i live in leeds i find it hard to buy stalosan from a shop and if i do purchase any the postage and packaging cost a fortune as i will be moving my girls into wir in april and would like to sanitise the ground before the build

 

john

[chick wiggle]

I get my bio dry from Bio Link, they are at Pocklington nr York. If im ever in that area i pop in and get some, i think thats the closest one to you. They also have Diatom too, so you can stock up and kill two birds with one stone so to speak

http://www.biolinklimited.co.uk/index.html

I suppose it depends, if you pass near them, wether its cheaper for you to go in person or pay the p&p

 

 

arghhhhh Cant get the link to work just go to

www.biolinklimited.co.uk

[Henslaved]

where do you get bio dry from and how much does it cost and what size is the packaging as i live in leeds i find it hard to buy stalosan from a shop and if i do purchase any the postage and packaging cost a fortune as i will be moving my girls into wir in april and would like to sanitise the ground before the build

 

john

 

 

There is a place called Bardsey Mills in Horsforth that apparently sell Stalosan in 8kg sacks, not sure of the price though.

http://www.bardseymills.co.uk/productspest.html

It's on the same road as the Driving Test Centre if that's any help

 

That's the nearest I have found.

[doctors girls]

thanks for that Henslaved it is only about 6 miles from where i live and i have checked out the web site it seems ok and i will driving out to view there stock next saturday i normally go to the blue barn in otley but that is about 15 miles from where i live so i hope to save on petrol do you live in the area cause i cant believe "Ooops, word censored!"ody has told me before about it cause my wife works in horsforth and her workmates live in horsforth and even they didnt know about it but they are going to check it out because own dogs

once again many thanks

john

[Henslaved]

It's not too far from where I live. I drive down that road quite a lot and I have only just discovered the place last year . You can't see it from the road as it's round the back of Woodside House and the signage at the entrance is too small to notice if your not looking for it .

 

The Blue Barn in Otley is where I go too , but that's because I like the shops in Otley .

 

Glad to be of help .

[doctors girls]

Henslave since the last post there is i have found a poultry supplier in bradford called white barn 01274889406 one for you to google and i am told there is one in calervery which is a farm and the directions are as if you are going down the hill into calervery from the thornbury barracks you go round the bad bend and on the right there is a farm before you get to the houses and the farm sells poultry and horse supplies eg basic stuff like hay,straw and layer pellets i will check this one out and let you know if it is any good at a later date

john

[Lewis]

Another hand up for Bio-Dri here too