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Poultry and Pets => The Hen House => Topic started by: brrian on July 05, 2011, 20:00

Title: chicken poo
Post by: brrian on July 05, 2011, 20:00

hello unfortunately my chickens are in a fixed pen I try (weather permitting)  to rake the pen ones a week and clear as much as possible but is there any thing i can put down to rejuvenate the ground and kill any nasties  many thanks

Title: Re: chicken poo
Post by: daisy1990 on July 05, 2011, 20:38

some folks dig over the floor and this evidently works well, others use bark or hemcore and remove it weekly

Title: Re: chicken poo
Post by: hillfooter on July 09, 2011, 02:47

Lime will help kill worms and bacteria but you need to remove the birds for a while.

Stalosan F is a disinfectant powder which may help keeping the ground sanitary. 

A woodchip litter which can be renewed periodically would be better than earth.

HF