How to clean poo stains off concrete?!

[earth_toes]

Good morning fellow tenders!
I have a slight issue I need to remedy immediately ... especially with my husbands feelings on the subject ...
We HAD to move the babies out of the house (the dust was so bad!) and into the garage. Well, long story short, Virginia will not stop raining and the now 10 week old pullets have taken over our detached garage. I sweep and clean up the droppings daily, however, the entire floor is concrete and now it is polka-dotted from poop stains.
Does anyone have an suggestions on how to get the stains out? Or any type of cleaner that you've used in the past that worked? Keep in mind once the girls are in their coop they will not be allowed back in the garage (after an adjustment period of course) so cleaners being pet friendly isn't an issue. They will be moved this weekend into their new palace. If the weather will coop-erate (see what i did there haha).
TIA! Namaste

 

[imnukensc]

Soap, water, and a scrub brush or a pressure washer.

 

[earth_toes]

Soap, water, and a scrub brush or a pressure washer.

Dish soap? Castille soap? Any specific type you've used with success in the past?

 

[AquaDuck]

I'd try some heavy duty degreasing wash, like you use on cars. Let it sit for a while so that it'll get in all the pores, scrub and rinse. Might as well go big so you don't have to do it multiple times.

 

[aart]

Probably just water will do the trick...scrubbing is key.
Does garage have a drain?
I'd not use soap as it would be hard to get it all back up.

 

[earth_toes]

Probably just water will do the trick...scrubbing is key.
Does garage have a drain?
I'd not use soap as it would be hard to get it all back up.

We dont have a floor drain, but we have big sliding barn doors and can spray right out the front to get it all up. I've read to use sawdust over the soap to soak it all up. We had my husbands fathers headstone in there too and that took about 4 hours to get clean enough but was still stained. I know marble is different and more porous, BUT will i have a polkadotted floor for a garage from here on out or can i really really hope it will come up? If all fails ill clean it, sanitize and paint over it i guess!

 

[aart]

will i have a polkadotted floor for a garage from here on out or can i really really hope it will come up? If all fails ill clean it, sanitize and paint over it i guess!

Your idea of 'clean' sounds far far more stringent than mine....
...so I can't help ya there.

 

[earth_toes]

Your idea of 'clean' sounds far far more stringent than mine....
...so I can't help ya there.

I can't help it, I'm a tad OCD and was raised like Cinderella so clean is CLEAN to me lol.
I'm upset it's all over my husbands garage, but honestly, it IS a garage. Maybe he'll take a steak, an apology and be done with it.

 

[rosemarythyme]

Well, this won't help now, but next time (if there is a next time!) put down some cardboard first, and bedding on top of that. Just pick it all up and toss when done.

I have a feeling that no matter how hard you clean, some of the stains are set in and aren't going to come up no matter how much you scrub.

And also... just ignore the rain. Your chicks are plenty old enough to be rained on. Just kick them out!

 

[Ponte]

Had similar issue.
Buy a power washer, the more pressure the better.