Keep It Clean

It's not an easy task to keep a clean chicken coop. Here are Melissa's best tips to help keep your coop in tip-top shape:

1. The chicken coop should get a deep-clean at least once each season.

2. Try covering the coop floor with remnant pieces of linoleum. It not only easily wipes clean, but also extends the life of the floor.

3. A shop-vac is a great way to remove dust and cobwebs from the corners.

4. To clean the coop, wipe it down with a commercially available coop cleaner, or white vinegar and water.

5. Removable roosts make cleaning them a cinch and help to keep the nooks and crannies of the coop clean (where mites like to hide).

6. A dusting of the coop floor and inside the nesting boxes with food grade DE helps to deter poultry lice, mites, ticks, and fleas from taking up residence on your chickens.