peckingham palace Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Hello everyone, not been on the forum for a while so I hope you all don't mind me popping in for some advice? My 9 lovely ladies have a cube a large covered run and an even larger free ranging run area. My issue is as they have trampled down the soil in the run and kicked the pebbles around in the covered run, the chicken poop is getting a bit niffy in this warmer weather. I am intending to dig over the run (which I do on a regular basis) but wondered if there is any sort of chicken safe "disinfectant" type thing I can put onto the churned up soil to make it more pleasant for them and to stop any potential neighbour problems? Any advice would be gratefully received. Many thanks Dee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Stalosan and Biodri are both powder disinfectants than can be sprinkled onto the ground to sanitise. They will also (I believe) kill off worm eggs too, so good for keeping your chooks healthy as well as reducing the pong a bit. I know how you feel - my girls have an outdoor FR pen too, and it's starting to get a bit whiffy. It needs a good dig over and a generous shake of disinfectant, don't think the neighbours would appreciate farmyard smells! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkysmum Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 It would be interesting to know if Bio Dri & Stalosan do kill worm eggs. Hens kept in fixed runs are at a much higher risk of getting coccidia & if stalosan or biodri killed off the eggs the incidence of coccidia would decrease. Might be worth investigating this more fully. Alli x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennym Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 It would be interesting to know if Bio Dri & Stalosan do kill worm eggs. Got this blurb on Stalosan from the flytesofancy website: "Broad spectrum, destroys worm eggs, coccidial oocysts, fly eggs and larvae. Anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-viral. Highly absorbent and will help to reduce the ammonia smell created by the chicken's droppings." Biodri doesn't mention worms but there's bio-OO-cyst: "Bi-OO-Cyst is the first disinfectant designed to be a powerful, DEFRA approved virucide, whilst also being effective against endoparasites, especially coccidial oocysts which are microscopic parasites that infect the gut and result in Coccidiosis disease, this of course is fatal to poultry if not treated immediately." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loumabel Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 I use Stalosan on my walk in run once a week and it really does keep the niffs down, turns my trainers red though when I am sprinkling it everywhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeky Chooky Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Another Stalosan fan here I use it once a week and so far the WIR is pretty pong free Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligg Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 I use Stalosan too I sprinkle it round the WIR and give it a rake over to mix it in, I also use it in the coop and put a bit in the base then cover with shavings then mix it up,stays clean and fresh. Alli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peckingham palace Posted March 29, 2012 Author Share Posted March 29, 2012 Thanks all, Stalosan it is then, do you all get yours online or locally to yourselves. I imagine I will get through a fair bit so the bigger bucket the better. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
