Fine mesh strainer for sifting PDZ off my trays

[HensInTheForest]

Tried a kitty litter scoop too much poop fell thru it.

So I bought one off Amazon it’s a reptile sand mesh shovel, but it’s the size of a sandwich and I need this large scale. Seems dumb to stand there and sift in little batches like I’m making Jiffy Pop and adds dust to the air when I’m doing it. I have 20 ft of tray to scoop and sift.

Using a long drywall scraper to scrape that’s a gem.
Pasta mesh strainers and flour sifters look too tight the pdz won’t fall thru that.

Can I make one or something??
What would you do?

 

[AnnPann]

i have the same issue and have not solved it yet. hoping someone else has and shares their idea!

 

[RojoMarz]

I use a DuraScoop kitty litter scoop. It works really well for me.

 

[aart]

This has worked for me for 8-9 years:
https://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/st...organizer/5598035?keyword=mesh-organizer-tray
Here's some posts about it, they're kind of old, but changes are noted.
...and the threads these posts are in has a ton of examples of poop boards.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...s-poop-pictures.621363/page-111#post-13179595
Updates:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...s-poop-pictures.621363/page-178#post-18966048

 

[ChickNanny13]

I never had any issues with the kitty litter scooper to clean out PDZ in the poop tray

 

[Iluveggers]

How old are your chickens? I have found that when mine started laying, their poop went from these tiny little squiggles to big plops. I use a little litter scoop & the poop does not fall through.

 

[Krugerrand]

Little bits get through my kitty scoop. But a few times a year I'll scoop out everything and run it through a mesh organizer like in Aart's pictures. I picked one up at Target at some point.

Aart, you'll need to update that Bed Bath Beyond link. It looks like it's broken.

This has worked for me for 8-9 years:
https://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/1/...ch-x-9-inch-mesh-drawer-organizer-silver.html
Here's some posts about it, they're kind of old, but changes are noted.
...and the threads these posts are in has a ton of examples of poop boards.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...s-poop-pictures.621363/page-111#post-13179595
Updates:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...s-poop-pictures.621363/page-178#post-18966048

 

[aart]

Aart, you'll need to update that Bed Bath Beyond link. It looks like it's broken.

Thanks. Done.
https://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/store/product/squared-away-mesh-drawer-organizer/5598035?keyword=mesh-organizer-tray

 

[HensInTheForest]

Thanks AArt this could work well.

 

[HensInTheForest]

Truly my main issue is I am cleaning it less as I’ve not been well for last 45 days, so when It’s been 3 to
to 4 days there is a lot to remove with 20 Ladies.

Didn’t even consider that when we built the trays.

Thanks for the refs!