First year chicken owner here!
Went to grab some eggs and noticed this dropping on the "poo deck". Horrified and thought it was a tapeworm from afar but it's as large as their usual droppings and seemed almost like a egg casing? Has anyone ever seen something "translucent" like this or might...
I was changing my duck’s diaper tonight and I noticed some red in the diaper. I have not noticed this before. This is the first time. He’s been acting normal and happy otherwise. Is this cause for concern? I’m very worried!
I finished my new coop a few months ago and now am realizing it might be nice to add a poop board to keep the coop a little cleaner any suggestions on how to do that
(Picture of roost below)
Hey guys! So I’m designing a small chicken coop for one chicken. She is a little disable and I want to build her own coop and run/tractor that will be close to our other chickens, but will keep her safe from the bullies. I use sand for our coop and run, and I would like to for the coop part of...
I picked up a scoop at the pet store yesterday that is absolutely perfect for scooping my poop board (under the roosts) that is lined with granular Sweet PDZ. Thought you guys might like to see! The screen size is just right; it’s made for scooping reptile habitats.
Would it be pointless to install a poop board in the coop we are building if we are thinking about doing the deep litter method? Would it maybe make a little sense to let whatever is on the coop floor already and scoop what’s up above? We have stick tiles on the floor and we are finishing the...
Part 3 of my Coop DeVille project….squirrels, day spa, roost and poop board V 5.0, ventilation and Zen....
June 22. Squirrels! And this was the FB post - a fun notice to the Coop DeVille residents. So all is fine and dandy in the run until the squirrels. They got through the bird netting and...
Part 2 of my Coop DeVille project….securing the chicken run, roost and poop board V 3.0 and 4.0, new hens, nesting boxes, ventilation, a spa and more.
May 4 & 5. Now that the girls have moved into the coop, the clock is ticking on securing the chicken run. I was able to get hardware cloth...
If you use poop boards, do you care if your girls walk on them? Do they track poo elsewhere? Have any good tricks for keeping them from doing that?
I'm exploring options for a challenging and confining location. Flock of 12 (half ISA brown, half Plymouth Rock). Current idea is 6x8...
Hello all! So I’ve most likely been overthinking the roost and poop board placement in my coop so I had to give up yesterday. Going to try again today but I wanted to seek some advice from you all. So my coop is 4x6 (I have 5 girls) and I just put the nesting boxes in at 15” off the ground on...
A car ran off the road and into my chicken coop. All chickens survived but I have to repair my coop cottage. This gives me the opportunity to fix a few things I don't like on the inside. Are there any creative, experienced coop builders/designers willing to help me out. I can take more pictures...
I want to try using sand for the poop board of one of the roosting perches in my chicken shed... but the brands suggested in other posts seem to be unavailable in my country. Or at least not available in the same brands, which leaves me unsure of the quality offered by the brands that are...
I use sweet pdz on my poop boards and a cat litter scoop to clean them. Just like a cat box, after a time there are little bits of dried poop that fall through and mix in with the granules and the smell builds up. I've been replacing the pdz regularly, which gets expensive.
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I know they go under the roost to catch the poop during the night. However, what are the fundamentals?
What do they look like, what size, material (always wood?) how are they cleaned etc.
Thanks
I want to to see pictures of your poop boards! That's right, boards that catch poop under your roost. Pics and descriptions like measurements or comments on litter material (sand, shavings, clay litter, etc). I am looking for inspiration here.
My husband hired a guy to build out part of our shavings barn for 8 chicks he bought in May. I love the set up, but it’s become obvious the coop doesn’t meet the needs of our little flock.
Pic 1 shows one side of the coop, the other side is identical with 8 nesting boxes in total.
Pic 2...