Can you use bleach/dish soap water to clean chicken coop out?

[ChickenLady_23]

Not sure this is the right forum for this question. I wanting to clean my chickens house out before the winter comes, like fall cleaning lol could I use little bit of bleach in with my soap water if I do would it harm them? Thank You!

 

[B Redhawk]

Bleach water can be used but you need to make sure the coop is fully aired out prior to the chickens going back inside. Chlorine can irritate and inflame the respiratory system which can lead to problems. I like to clean the coop and disinfect it once a year then I set up a fan on high speed to air the coop out. We have full upper ventilation and with the fan on the floor it moves all chlorine vapors up and out in about 1 hour but I give it three just to be certain all the vapor has left the building. I then use my nose to verify that the cleaned coop has no residual vapor from the chlorinated water. You can also rinse with clean water after you have used the bleach water to disinfect the coop.

 

[aart]

I would hesitate to use 'wet' cleaning on a coop.
Not only the fumes from bleach, but the residual dampness can cause mold and other organism growth. Wood especially will absorb that moisture and hold it.
I just did 'fall coop cleaning'...only consisted of totally changing out the pine shavings on the floor, but I use poop boards.

 

[ScottandSam]

We used a bleach water mixture to clean the roost. Dip brush in water scrub across roost and places on the walls then towel off any extra moister/poop. Worked well. Then we open the doors up for the rest off the day to air out.
Scott