Chicken Coop Deep Cleaning Start to Finish (So Satisfying)
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Lots of people don’t understand chronic pain. What an excellent win❣️ My chickens help me deal with Chronic Myeloid Lukemia. Physical stuff causes pain and it’s a fact of life. I get stronger every year. Like you- I’m super thankful. ❤️ Life is good. ❤️
You are so good at sharing with us chicken owners. 🐔
Thanks so much
You have the most glorious laugh. I could listen to you for hours. Thank you for another wonderful video. 💜
You are so welcome!!
Awh I’m so happy you paced yourself and you really got things done and you were able to wake up the next day without much pain.
Thanks for bringing the 'Real' to us and all the great helpful ideas.
My flock is only five, but as a paraplegic it's plenty! So I 100% feel you as you share the capricious-ness of your everyday living.
~Bless and Keep ♡~
Yea, I gotta do this when my new supplies come in. I'm dreading it also, but I love my chickens ! They are totally worth it ! 🐝♥️
Bravo! The coop looks great and I'm so happy to hear that you're healing.
I love how accessible your coop is for cleaning. I use poop boards and clean them every morning. My coop stays fresh and it also gives me a chance to examine their poop daily.
I tried deep litter at my home in the Vancouver Washington area and it was just so damp the shavings could never dry out, and I had a musty coop. I just had to give it up for now for the girls health and I'll maybe try again later. It worked great in the summer.
Bubba is too cute and sweet!
Same issue here in Ohio. I was able to salvage some of the deep litter yesterday but I took two over flowing huge cart fulls to the compost pile! The weather is fluctuating a lot. However it is staying unseasonably warm, which the chickens & I love 💕 Thanks for sharing the video. 🥰 Happy you are doing well ♥️
I thank God you are stronger and were able to do that! Cleaning coops is a lot of work! Also, I really like your nesting boxes and the ease of cleaning them. I may look into getting those in the future.
Oh sweetie I have chronic pain too, so I know what you are going through. I say, bite the bullet, I’m blessed with my man doing most cleaning. I also feel blessed I’ve got you, cause I love your spirit, your kindness, you are humble, and so many aren’t.So good on you missy . Take care and love life!
I redid my roosts, and made them removable. It's sooo convenient!
I also need to clean my coop....fine I'll do it.
Peace Joy Chickens
I have RA and chickens make me happy!
Bubba looks like that guy in DEF leopard band!!
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“…and it was gross” really killed me 😂
It was! 😂❤️
Very nice clean up👍now take care of you ❤❤❤😘💕
GREAT VIDEO!
THANK YOU!🥰❤🥰
Our chickens are our therapy❤️🐓🐔
I know how you feel. I too live with chronic pain. I was in an auto accident with an 18 wheeler in 1996 and hurt my back and leg.
Cleaning my coop is truly a workout for me. I have a small coop and a small flock of only 5 chickens...they are my first chickens ever and i love them so much. You inspired me to get chickens! I found your channel last winter and started planning my flock then!😂 My husband thinks I've lost my mind, i found out the other day that he is afraid of chickens...😂 Who knew??
Anyway, thanks for all of the videos and advice you share!! 🐓🐓Keep on cluckin'!
Aww thank you!! I’m so glad you’re loving your chickens. ❤️❤️❤️
Deep clean 🙌
I use a snow shovel to clean mine out too😂
Thanks for everyone sharing their deep litter method fails. I too have seemed to fail in this. Maybe because my coop is so tiny but reading the comments maybe because where I live is so damp. Anyway I just poop and scoop every day or two now. I will save my deep clean for once the air is warm.
I too live with chronic pain due to an injury from an accident. The therapy that the chickens provide is amazing. they help me forget for a little while the pain that I am in. Having to be responsible for these sweet girls has been incredible for my mental health as well.
She's not just President of Chickenlandia, she's WonderWoman!! 🥰
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lol thank you!!!!
Yes I'm early lol. My coop is dirty but I'm building a new one lol 😆
I have to do a little at a time to, it might take a few days to clean everything but I get it done 💜
I have had a variety of different coops and the only time I had good luck with the deep litter method was the 2 coops I had with dirt floors. I now have a coop with raised wooden floor protected by horse stall mats and the litter will not compost at all. The poo does dry out nicely, but I end up removing all of it every couple of months and replacing all the bedding. I have fibromyalgia and cleaning out the coop is a difficult chore for me as well. I plan a day to do it when I don't have to do anything else and as soon as I am done I take some ibuprofen, get a hot cup of tea and head to my bathtub and take a long hot bath in epsom salts. I make an easy dinner and go to bed early. That's how I deal with it.
Great video ! I appreciate the information !!
Hello Dahlia
I, also, deal with chronic pain. Big jobs like deep cleaning the chicken coop, would leave me in recovery mode for days. I have limited spoons.
We were able to buy a new coop this year. While we are extremely happy about it. It means putting it together. Fortunately, it’s as pre assembled as possible. And, the instructions are clear.
I am so happy that you were able to clean the coop and not wake up ded the next day!!
Many Blessings ❤
~Linda
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Thank you so much. I hope you’re able to get your new coop together without too much struggle! 🐔❤️👽🛸
The dreaded deep clean. Thank heavens it only happens for me in the Spring.
Mine looked beautiful for a minute. Darn poopy chickens.
I use Hemp, it’s a game changer. Scoop daily, stays clean until I go into deep litter for winter.
Blessings!
I cleaned out my coop a few weeks back. I also was doing the deep litter. Omg it nearly killed me. I was in pain for days!! So jealous that you were ok the next day.
Not going to let it get that deep ever again!
I have my coop up on legs high enough that I can push the shavings out he door into the wheelbarrow with a snow shovel. Makes for a fast easy cleanout. My roosts are removable and so are my next boxes. I will do a deep clean in May probably so I know the cold weather is over.
I too struggle with chronic pain. I do most of my coop chores myself, but I do have my son help me with things like adding roosting bars. I have those new nesting boxes and he's going to remove the too big box we made, and install the new boxes. Thank you for sharing :).
I’m so happy for you that you woke up the next day feeling great!♥️
You touched on your health, food for thought, research the Keto/ Carnivor way of eating, it is an eye opener,
I just wish I had heard of this years ago.
Yes, you can use GAPS protocol to get rid of Autoimmune issues. It is a wonderful way to cure “incurable”
Love watching chicken coop makeovers!!! They are so satisfying!! I need to clean out my coop for spring time!
Love your coop. I just can’t do deep litter methods. I clean poop out daily. I found just too much moisture. So I have poop trays under the roosts and clean them daily . Bedding on floor stays clean.
Thank you for putting out great videos. I do learn a lot from you.. Take care of you ❤❤
dahlia, my fav! please wear some PPE when sweeping out the dusty coop. protect your lungs! good job doing it on your own - hard work. I also use a snow shovel :)
Well, you admit you should have worn a mask, but you might have also wanted to wear gloves! I have waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay more ventilation in my coop than you do in yours even though it's winter. I'm in Idaho and probably a bit less snow, etc. My coop has 1/2" foam board sandwiched between OSB board and covered with fence slats. I do the deep litter method and normally don't clean out until April. Last week the weather was so nice and I had 2 new garden beds to fill, so I cleaned out the coop. The shavings and poop went in the bottom of the raised beds. The girls had so much fun in the new pine shavings and I left a pile of them in the middle of the floor so they could play. I use my snow shovel and then my smaller garden shovel and then the broom and dirt pan. It works and keeps it simple. Love you and your videos!
Your chicken boarding house looks wonderful after you finished cleaning. And as far as your health, laughter is good like a medicine. So you are healing.
What do you do with your chicken litter to dispose it?
It goes into a compost pile!
I tried the deep litter method this past winter. I'm not a fan. It got stuck to the floor, stunk, a big mess. I had to clean it in January just before we got a big load of snow. I piled it upon the yard where the girl's are safe. And scrub it thoroughly. DE everywhere and a 8 sq bundle of large pine flakes. I have to do this every week. 😊
Omg you words about the antibiotic struck a chord with me. My husband and I have been battling HIB, never heard of it until we got it. I have had 3 rounds of antibiotics, the last one I started having joint pain, as in could not move. I thought maybe it was the HIB BUT it’s been 2 weeks since I have finished the antibiotic and I still can’t lift my arms. I have yet to go back to the doctor because the last 4 weeks I’ve been to the doctors 4 times which is not something I’ve ever had to do before. I did some research and the particular antibiotic I last took the side effects are joint issues. I don’t know how you do it because I desperately need to clean the coop but I can’t lift a shovel right now…. I think I’ll be going back to the doctor this week. Thank you for mentioning this!
Oh my goodness. I hope the pain resolves quickly!
I love that you live in the PNW. My daughter and I are talking about getting chickens. This would be in Corvallis. We will be complete newbies. Glad glad to find your channel.
I have never regretted getting chickens. I too am from the PNW and my girls are a wonderful addition to our family. They all have their own personality and entertain us to no end.
I love bubble licious❤
Yay!! So happy you are healing and were able to do this! Deep cleaning is tough!!
Oh my for some reason this winter was hard on my chicken coop
Me, I will move my mini-coops (rated for 4 - small coop - to 6 - large coop- chickens each, I have 2-3 per coop now that I have three of them) in a month from late fall/winter cold weather positions to shady hot summer weather positions... It takes about a year for the prior coop position residues to breakdown.... I will eventually start using the coop residue for my planned raised beds... but I have other more urgent issues to take care of... and I cannot stand for long due to knee pain. I do want to make a large walk-in tractor coop for them and only use the smaller mini coops in the cold seasons, preferably in a fenced in area.
i had a similar situation with the weather the temperatures got all the way down into the teens and the highs were in the 20s and for inside the coop it always stayed below 30° we had extremely packed snow on top of freezing rain and we also had freezing fog it was beautiful but very slippery. None of my birds wanted to leave the coop so they stayed in there for five days and by the time the weather warmed up I had a very stinky coop.
Great video! Prayers going up for continued overall healing.
Good job ❤
I clean our coop once a week. In the summer if there are a lot of flies, I clean it every 4 days. I don't mind. Takes less than 10 min. Much healthier for the girls.
Yea as the sign says: crazy chicken lady😂
I just a deep clean on my 2 coops yesterday and boy it needed it! As someone with scoliosis I totally get why this is a struggle often! One of my chicken run doors close on me all the time! Wintertime the wood expands and bam stuck lol Having a large room/shed as a coop is so cool, you can walk right in. I loooove the nesting pads! Now I can't live without them. Would you recommend chopped straws over pine shavings?
I like them both. But the straw seems to keep the ammonia at bay for longer.
Please take a look at the work of Dr. William Davis for the chronic pain problem. My chickens make me feel better too!
I was surprised that you didn't spray the disinfectant and mite spray in the coop itself before spreading the new litter. Is there some reason why one shouldn't? Thanks for sharing your chicken life 💞
I did spray the mite spray but I didn't get any footage of it!! 😩 I didn't really think it was necessary to disinfect the whole coop at this time.
Ah, ok, that makes sense, thanks!
God bless you❤️🙏❤️🙏
Hey Claudia😁 have you ever come across an egg yolk that is a lovely orange colour, and cut after poaching it was like different shades of yellows in rings like a tree or marbled effect... Hubby didn't eat it, mine was ok👍. I use sand for bedding so much easier✌️
I stuggled with chronic pain also, I found Dr. Berry on YT and I started eating more fatty meat/ carnivore. I eat nothing white or processed and one helping of low carb vegetable a day. Not only did my pain/ inflammation go away, I lost 25lbs to boot!😊
The wearing a mask advice 🔥 I learned that the hard way and I can not clean any co-op without a mask
Well done Dalia, it looks wonderful 🙂 I'd sleep in that coop 😛
Deep litter doesnt work for me cause i clean after about 2 times of adding in between turning shavings
I had to scrape out the duck coop the other day. It was gross! And incredibly smelly. I try to use the deep litter method with my ducks (4) and my goose. It ends up being a mountain of molten duck poo. I don't know how I am going to clean that run. I guess I will try a pick and a garden fork. I stopped using shavings or pellets and started using wheat straw. It's cheaper I think but forms an interlocked mass. 😢
Levofloxacin is an antibotic I was prescribed and within 30 mins I was in the most horrific pain I've ever been in in my life that didn't let up for weeks. I found out that I shouldn't have been given that as a first choice. I don't understand why they allow that to be prescribed ever. Many people have
Suffered from it. This happened to me this yr. I love your videos. Did not know you had physical issues. I just started watching your videos a few weeks ago but I've watched a lot of them. I find them peaceful and helpful.
Barn lime will dry up amonia
I have to do this also. I also need to do some remodeling of the coop a little bit. This has been the worst winter when it comes to just total disgusting mud, etc. Everything is so muddy and dirty. Never had a winter like this and I hate it. There's gonna be some changes done in the run and the coop.
Dalia, did you get your hair cut??? It looks great! And easy to take care of. 🌟💫✨⭐
Great video, as usual! Thank you!
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Awsome job!! I have ? How do u deal with molting???
You can give them some extra vitamins in their water and a little bit of extra protein. ❤️
Hug your chickie babies tight. We caught a fox today trying to completely annihilate our flock. We lost 6 chickens, 2 guinea fowl, and have 3-4 chickens who may not make it. I'm heartbroken. Horror even strikes when all measures are taken. Part of me wants to give up, but I love my birds so much.
Sorry for your loss. I hope your remaining birds don't stress for too long.
I do deep
Litter and this year the ammonia has been awful!! I’ve layered more than ever!! When I get over this flu, I’ll do it and Do sand for the summer!!
rock on dahlia💗💗💗💗💗
Hi! Can you tell me where the nesting boxes are from? Thanks ❤🐥
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@@WelcometoChickenlandia thank you!
I’m not seeing the link to the home made mite spray. Can you possibly re post it?
Hey quick question at what age can I introduce my 4 week cochin bantams to to my standard chrome flock I want to be sure I’m doing everything right
3 nesting boxes for all those chickens? I’m newish. I want to redo my coop. How many nesting boxes for 11 chickens?
They have more than that but they aren’t shown in the video. But you really only need one nesting box per about five chickens. For eleven, I would just have two. And then they will all choose one! 😂
Haha. Thanks !!!
Do you ever put down Saturday lime?
Off topic, while your chickens are in their large run, how do you keep them from being snatched by a hawk/falcon? Im new to this and i literally have a hawk that will land on my wild bird waterer about 20 feet from my house ! So im scared to let my chickens out like this. 😢 I dont have any roosters.
Hey, one of my chickens is eating the feathers of other chickens, and I don't know what to do. On the back of one of my chickens, there is a bald spot. Please help me fix this problem. Thanks!
I’m bad about clean the roosts because I can’t remove them🥲