These CHICKEN COOP CLEANING TIPS will lead to a HEALTHIER FLOCK 

Hi I’m not a farmer or anything remotely lol. I’m learning slowly. Thank you! My husband has chickens but I want to learn and do better than him haha

Never thought of using the grill brush, so simple but brilliant.

Never thought of adding natural charcoal to the coop. Great idea!

I need to start visiting some places I never even imagined as a new backyard chicken owner.

Very well laid out presentation. I am currently gathering as much information as I can before embarking on this new venture! This was the most informative source I've seen on cleaning a coup! Very straightforward! Thank you for this! It is good to know!

This was so helpful, thank you!

Great video very informative 👏🏻

I just found your channel today. Very entertaining and educational videos.

The grill brush is such a great idea! Thanks for sharing that.

Thanks for your advice great stuff.

Just found you. Loving the content. Very informative. Thank you😊

Ty. Great ideas, will be using these !

Great suggestions, thanks for sharing

Love your channel. Looking into the homestead lifestyle. Preparing for it.

Thank you! Enjoyed your video and content was very, very helpful! Thanks!

Thank you, this is going to be so helpful!!

Great suggestions, thorough yet to the point !! Thank you! Definitely subscribing I’m sure you have tons of helpful tips. ❤

Hello just subscribed to your channel. I enjoy the informative content and most definitely will put it to good use.

By far the most helpful video I've seen on the subject. I've not come across anyone using carbon and it's pretty obvious to me.

I’ve had chickens for years and love your idea of the bbq brush to clean to roosts!

Love your idea about using the biochar. I'll be lookin into it. I use the deep litter method and only clean out my coop and goat shed in spring and fall. My roost is a 4" oak log with intact bark sitting about 4' above the floor. Most of the hens sleep on it but I have a couple of them that prefer the 2x2 ladder leading up to the roost. I alternate throwing scratch in the compost pile, garden and coop floor throughout the month. Because they churn up the pine shavings regularly, I don't have any odor or ammonia build up. the floor is basically a mini compost pile. I add shavings or leaves about once every other month. I love the low manitenence and also have everything close together in a sort of symbiotic setup. This was the first time I've seen your channel. I can't wait to see what else you have going on. Liked and subscribed!

The grill tool is an excellent idea.

Chickens are on the list of things to add to my place this year. We started with ducks and now have geese, but chickens are next. So thanks for the tips. I'll save this video to rewatch close to time.

You are brilliant! Thank you so much for sharing x

Excellent! Thank you!

Great video 👍🏻

I used to use the brushes they leave little wires. Probally not a problem but I use plastic bristles now it works fine even to scrub concrete

excellent.

I've been thinking about adding biochar to my litter. I think I'm going to incorporate this next season. I use the deep litter method so I only clean my coop twice a year and I'm putting roughly 4 to 6 feet of fall leaves in the floor space each 6 month period. Ready mixed and chicken shredded leaves. No need for a shredder. I can't stand doing methods that involve power tools to prepare essentials like compost or bedding or mulch for the garden. The stuff compost like a dream when it's so perfectly shredded, mixed and has even dispersed poop. The best part is I never smell poop ever and only clean the coop twice a year.

Great info… just subbed

I love how you have netting to keep the birds from roosting where they don't need to be. And the mesh under the floor is awesome. We sometimes have a rat problem, and I should either do that, or simply place concrete on the floor of the coop. I'm actually thinking concrete, because there is a chance of flooding over this coop every few years or so... I also plan on raising the level of dirt behind the coop where the flooding comes from. Long story - working with mistakes my mom made when she started putting infrastructure... she didn't place much more thought other than, that looks like a good spot... oof We are definitely planning to do much better when we start on a second homestead on the same property.

Discovered you today. I'm in Canada and I'm going to try charcoal in my coop.

Our bio char in the Philippines comes from rice hulls coconut shells and cobs that vegan in the80's.

Great video. Not heard info on the charcoal. I do not know where I'd get saw dust, but I have unlimited & year round tree leaves & pine needles- so I use deep bedding which is helpful.

Looks the Video’s we have watched and I subscribe!! Yeah !! Thank you

This was so motivating to have hens again. One hen in my 3-hen flock had fly-strike and it was a huge challenge to get her healthy again. We beat it, though. Unfortunately, a new ruling in my area of California made everyone get rid of our chickens👎🏽. Have you dealt with fly strike? Thank you for the great content!

Just watched your Social Media talk at LFTN 2024 - Great Job on Building Your Brand!

Just subscribed to your channel today. I’m really enjoying and learning from your videos. What breed are your hens? I am down to 10 hens and lost my Roo last month. Thanks for the BBQ brush tip! I’ve been using a wide putty knife and a wire brush-but the BBQ brush would cut my time down! Thank you-God Bless

Nice informative video. Dixie General Store Heflin Alabama

Bio char is a good idea

Been doing this since the 90's in the Phils. TBE REASON we never had bird flu at all even in commerciallicestick growers' places.

Enjoyed your video and content. Over the last 3 months I have been using wood chips & found it much better than any thing I have used so far. My previous coop had a dirt floor & I found deep bedding using mulch was even better. But now with my trailer coop conversion with a wooden floor the wood chips are best. When the chips were dumped off I just used them whenever we had dry weather for a few days. I have a question about the wood chips. In my pile I notice a white mold & it is very wet. Will this dry out or is it turning to mulch? Happy chickening and stay well, Joe Z

thanks a lot for the info you gave, I will have some chickens soon in my new place. Where I was before we added some magnesium chloride solution to their water to keep them protected against all sorts of illnesses. horses, dogs, cats and chickens... Mg Cl2 is cheap and really works. we prepared the solution in advance (20 gm of it (chrystals) in a litre of water) and each time we changed their water we added from this solution again 20-30 gm of the solution we had prepared and kept in a glass jar, in a litre of water. ıf there is a sick animal we gave some from the solution into its mouth directly. I learned this from a book by marie-france muller "medecines douces pour animaux" (published in 2012 in turkish).

What do you do what it rains violently for days/weeks? Our coop just turns into a big watering hole, even though it is on high ground. EVERYTHING stays wet and saturated for weeks at a time because the rain rarely stops once it gets going. We're having a hard time keeping things dry while also providing ventilation. I'd rather not have my chickens in a solid box, but that's what it is looking like might have to happen.

Hi! Love watching your videos. I’m a novice chicken keeper, I’ve only had them for about 10 months. I currently have 9 chickens and do a deep litter of pine mulch that I get from tractor supply. I thought it was advised not to use DE when doing the deep litter method. Did I read wrong? Thanks in advance for any info

Adding charcoal (from wood), chips, sounds great. I was going to spay activated EM1 every week to, what do u think?

Please be careful with wire brushes; any piece of wire that breaks off could be swallowed by a chicken and perforate the organs. Not trying to be judgmental, just wanted to share a helpful idea to consider. Awesome video, love the use of char. 💕

yes I think that the chickens can get phosphorus or magnesium from the charcoal ...

Besides those tips, is there any contraindications to wiping down any areas with bleach, for additional disinfection? Thanks for all of the above!

Great video. Where do you get free char?

Question: I was wondering, will it be ok to spray the complete inside of the coup with a water downed bleach solution to sterilize everything? I have a neighbor that bought 20 hens and 3 roosters about 6 months back; he and his son n law built a cheap chicken coup and a run. His son n law was supposed to care for the chickens. I gave them some wood chips for bedding initially and they put it down. They really have not cared for the animals like they should have, in my opinion. The inside of the coup is a mess. The run is bare. They have just been bulk feeding them in a feeder in the run. The water is clear in the top, but nasty in the bottom. I started piling up compost, wood cheapskate and hiding food scraps in the piles like I’ve seen in your videos. Man they have fun scratching the piles. I enjoy watching them do it as well. Well, Hank, the most dominant rooster died day before yesterday. Man he was a good looking bird and fun to watch. So today I’m going to take everything out of the coup and deep clean it. I have plenty of wood chips and think I can make my own saw dust by processing some of the wood chips they my mulched a few times. I have some char that I’ve made after watching your videos as well. I’m going to stop and get some DE on the way out there today. I’m going to clean all the nesting boxes and roosting bars. I was wondering, will it be ok to spray the complete inside of the coup with a water downed bleach solution to sterilize everything?

Dude! Great video. Also, I so rarely see black farmers. We need more :)

Great info! Would live oak tree leaves be good for coop?

What do you think about using leaves or shredded leaves as coop bedding?

Most folks say not to use sawdust in the run because the fine particles can be breathed in and irritate their lungs. I'm a woodworker, and am inclined to agree. Your thoughts?

Would wood shavings work just as good?

Hey! I’ve always had the understanding that DE kills mites but also kills the micro bio that’s apart of composting. You either use DE or deep litter method. Am I misinformed?

I am having a tough time with ants this year!!

D you think I can shred cardboard as bedding

Can the charcoal get wet, without harming them?

Do you not wear a face mask when scrapping poop? It kicks up poop dust? The fine sawdust doesn't cause respiratory problems for the chickens ?

Where do you get free charcoal?

Wonderful, inspiring video! I only skimmed the other comments so I'm sorry if someone said this already, but inhaling diatomaceous earth can cause lung scarring. If you're sprinkling it around like that, you need to wear a mask. Maybe you can get away with not wearing one if you're just gathering eggs, but if you're moving the bedding and/or for some other reason there's a dust cloud having to do with the bedding or coop, you need to treat it as an inhalation hazard.