Cleaning the Chicken Coop
Yesterday, we gave the chicken coop a good clean. I know everyone does something a little different when it comes to chickens, so I thought I would share our method of cleaning the chicken coop. I think there are lots of right ways to do things with chickens, so just pick what works best for you and your flock!
A word on DE - diatomaceous earth. If you use it for chickens, be SURE to get food grade!! DE is great for killing lice/mites that often affect chickens. It is also great to kill any other bugs like flies, roaches, etc. that may happen to walk through the chicken coop. So basically, I use it as a natural pesticide for my chickens.
That is our method for cleaning the chicken coop! Do you have any tips? How do you clean your chicken coop?
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| Dirty nesting boxes. |
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| Dirty coop. |
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| We raked and swept old pine shavings out. Don't forget to dust for cobwebs, too! |
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| Then we dusted the bottom of the coop and nesting boxes with DE. |
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| Added fresh new pine shavings. I plan on adding more... I ran out yesterday! |
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| Also added fresh pine shavings to the nesting boxes. |
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| I recently learned that some people freshen up their coops by using mint. We have TONS of spearmint so we picked that and.... |
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| ...spread it all over the coop floor! |
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| And the nesting boxes! It smells great and actually repels bugs. |
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| Meanwhile, Mrs. Potts and her brood feasted on grass clippings while head roo Petrie watched us VERY closely! |
That is our method for cleaning the chicken coop! Do you have any tips? How do you clean your chicken coop?
I use the same deep litter method. So much easier than anything I have used before. I never thought about adding mint to the coop. I also grow a lot of it (love it in my tea). I think I will add some to my coop too. See what the chicks think of that. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteSure thing! I loved the idea when I saw it somewhere, too, and I am so glad I tried it. Let me know what you think! :)
DeleteMint is a fantastic idea - never thought of that. Thanks for the tip!
ReplyDeleteSure thing! ;)
Deletehay,, u have really shared a nice information.i made some chicken coops at my place,and it is very helpful to me.thanks a lot :)
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