How to clean a Chicken Coop - When, Why and How Often
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In this episode This is how we clean our chicken coop.
Remember that chickens can get stressed easily and a CLEAN Coop will help them be less stressed and lay eggs to their fullest potential.
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I hear it's good to go about a month or month & half for 8-12 hens. However, a technique useful in the winter, is when cleaning it, to leave a mild lower level of poop, as the mini-compsit so to speak, acts as a minor heat source to active the higher levels of manure therefore creating a winter heat source for the milder climates.
Diotomaceous earth, and a PDC (which is kinda like cat litter), on the lower levels, acts as an absorbent, so the poop doesn't stick so much to the floor when trying to clean. Kind of like an oil on tools to deter rust, it drys the surfaces so stuff don't stick.
scratch that - looks like you got it goin good !!
I am new to the chicken life about 6 months, but I learned something very helpful.
Try pine chips med size ,it smells great and Absorbs a lot of the ammonia almost leaves 0 smell .
I was amazed how great it works
Ok we are going to learn this
My Dad's nickname as a teenager - in about 1924 - was "Hennus" because he cleaned out the Hen House. No masks in those days 😆
Yeah !!! The answer is wood chips that's what I was looking for! Thank you .
love that GEHL worst thing I did was sell ours after we got here =/
thanks! i found it on Craigslist a few years back, and it is a Waaayyyy handy tool. Kind of hard to find. Bummer for selling yours!
That's brilliant using the rachet strap to raise the roosts.
hey thanks Daybird Aviaries, you may have just come up with a new catch phrase tho, "Raising The Roost", ya know, like Raising The Roof. lol.
Ha. That's awesome. LOL
awesome video. I'm looking to get into raising chickens myself. Hopefully we can get a a bit bigger yard to to set up for both a coop and a veggie garden.
For as much as chickens don't like living in poop they like to poop all the time and wherever you think they'd learn how to use one place haha
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After you dump the bedding, what do you do with it?
I use shredded cardboard and paper for my coop, stir it now and then, have not cleaned the coop in over 3 years, still no smell or problems with the deep litter, just add more cardboard
That will make mold and bacteria grow… disgusting.
Good idea on the roost. I may borrow it.
Thanks Susie, i dont mind at all if you barrow it lol
Notice you had a solar panel on the roof, can you tell us more about that - what does it power, does it work well ?
Thanks so much for the video. We have a small set up for our first chicken. But plan on upgrading later. Hugs
you will enjoy the journey with those new baby chicks that you have. thanks for watching.
Wood chips nice
Pretty cat!
THANK YOU SIR....
Fantastic!!
How often do you do this process? Are you doing deep litter method?
About how often do you have to change the bedding?
I try to get a few months out of it.
Farm Alarm thanks
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My Rhode Island reds are 20 weeks and one day today. I give them quality layer feed beans, corn, crickets, meal worms, oyster shells, electrolytes in their water. I have a heater and supplemental light because it is cold outside. It’s almost December and I don’t know why they aren’t giving me eggs yet?
Well I'd say you have a few things going against you. It's a combination of they are JUST now at the start of laying age, and also we're going into winter. I know you said you have a heater, but they are not affected as much by the cold as they are affected by the short days. I bet if you supplement light it will help. Add a light in the coup on a timer and add a few hours before sunrise and two to four hours after sunset. I bet you'll see a difference. Let me know how it turns out.
Thank you!
You're welcome. Thanks for watching.
Wait so, how often do you need to clean the coop out?
lol right?
He said every few months on another comment
How many times shall we clean it?
What do you clean the roosts with to remove poop? Please answer THANKS
I don't clean the roosting bar. I have been raising chickens for years, and I don't believe it's that big of a deal to clean the roosting bar. Hope that helps.
@@FarmAlarm Thank you for answering.
@@barbaraiannaccone6502 you're welcome.
We’re do you dump the waste?
Put it in a pile, let it set for a year. Then put it on your garden or trees, or anything else that grows. Great fertilizer.
@@FarmAlarm Do you keep the poop pile as is or in a container for compost? Is it okay for planting flowers, fruits and vegetables?