Just bought property and sellers left chicken coop and run is it safe to use?

[charlie08]

The sellers of the property left their coop and a run. There were two chickens in it and they seemed healthy (although I know next to nothing about chickens), they took the chickens out today and of course they didn't clean the coop out. Im thinking our timeline for getting chickens will be in about 9 months, I know I need to clean the coop out but what about the run area? Do I need to spray the ground with anything or do anything to it? Or is it not safe the use the current run area at all? Thanks!

 

[JacinLarkwell]

The sellers of the property left their coop and a run. There were two chickens in it and they seemed healthy (although I know next to nothing about chickens), they took the chickens out today and of course they didn't clean the coop out. Im thinking our timeline for getting chickens will be in about 9 months, I know I need to clean the coop out but what about the run area? Do I need to spray the ground with anything or do anything to it? Or is it not safe the use the current run area at all? Thanks!

I would trynto leave the ground bare and scrape as much waste out as possible

 

[KelseyBoxer]

The previous hens didnt die there, they just moved out. There are some bad things that could be in the ground like worms or bacteria, but sun and rain and time should clear the run. Or you could move the run to a new spot and plant a garden there!

 

[Sheepheart]

Reusing the coop and current run location should be fine since the chickens were alive and appeared healthy. A fresh start is always nice though so cleaning isn’t a bad idea. I would rake the run to try and get as much debris out with out digging a hole, nature should take care of any unwanted “bugs” if there are any. You could also try relocating the run and use the old run as a garden as said above. It should be some well fertilized soil there, just give it a good tilling and anything you plant there should do really well!

 

[Mamatomany123]

Reusing the coop and current run location should be fine since the chickens were alive and appeared healthy. A fresh start is always nice though so cleaning isn’t a bad idea. I would rake the run to try and get as much debris out with out digging a hole, nature should take care of any unwanted “bugs” if there are any. You could also try relocating the run and use the old run as a garden as said above. It should be some well fertilized soil there, just give it a good tilling and anything you plant there should do really well!

No, my birds are alive and appear healthy. They are an MG carrier flock. I would leave it bare for a while, let as much sun in as possible, completely empty and clean out any bedding in the coop and give it a good scrub down. Then just wait a while. You said it will be about 9 months before you get any chickens. For most diseases that will be a good amount of time. For other, like mareks, it will not.

 

[aart]

The sellers of the property left their coop and a run. There were two chickens in it and they seemed healthy (although I know next to nothing about chickens), they took the chickens out today and of course they didn't clean the coop out. Im thinking our timeline for getting chickens will be in about 9 months, I know I need to clean the coop out but what about the run area? Do I need to spray the ground with anything or do anything to it? Or is it not safe the use the current run area at all? Thanks!

After 9 months most nasties will be gone.
And you can't really disinfect the ground.

Please post pics of coop (inside and out) and run area.

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