loft management cleaning.

What do other members do on this subject. I have a routine of cleaning the 3 sections of loft, at 8.30 am and then at 4.30 pm. water changed daily, and high level dusting once a week. Easybed rake over 3 times a week. changed every 6 weeks.

I use grills with litter underneath for my hens ...deep litter for cocks during autumn and winter but clean floor during racing which is scrapped daily ...deep litter for ybs from weaning right through ...boxes and perches are cleaned daily 365 days

don't clean have deep litter now got a dropping board to catch the droppings what I have noticed in the pass clear out the deep litter and birds seem to fall back for a few days

old birds cleaned daily y/birds deep litter and when we pair up the litter is bagged and loft cleaned and sprayed then we put the litter back down the day we wean the y/birds

We clean out daily in the winter..twice in the race season.waters changed everyday.believe me we have lot a bit to do lol

Rainbow what's the point of having a droppings board, you still have to scrape the board.

soon as its light the birds are cleaned fed and watered same again around 3pm then shut down

I have deep litter that's the reason even if I hadn't I would still have a dropping board below the perches

even if you don't have deep litter it's much easier to clean the board which is were most of droppings are

all lofts cieaned out 365 days a year twice in the summer once this time of the year water bowls washed out every day with boiling water a lite dusting on the perches with loft white and sawdust mixed

I spoke of having a dropping board under the perches has any member got this board

rainbow wrote:

I spoke of having a dropping board under the perches  has any member got this board

yes under my v-perch section for hens ...at 45 degree angle

oh I know what you mean now, I thought it was just laid on the floor, lol.
yes that's a good idea rainbow.

mine is not under the perches as I'm putting nestboxes under them but this is what I mean

what a good idea that is keep the floor clean and drie and not having to bend down to far if i ever get around to alter my young bird section this will be in place

board was only £8 and still have 3ft left

markevans wrote:

what a good idea that is keep the floor clean and drie and not having to bend down to far if i ever get around to alter my young bird section this will be in place

Mark do you remember a fancier call Billy O'Neil of Dudley Port

In his loft he had boards on the floor which were 2 to 3 inches of the floor under his perches and nest boxes, this helped keep the floor dry and free of damp

All he had to do lift the boards of the floor scrap them then a small sprinkle of lime

shippy wrote:

old birds cleaned daily y/birds deep litter and when we pair up the litter is bagged and loft cleaned and sprayed then we put the litter back down the day we wean the y/birds

Shippy, I have never heard of this before, were you bag the litter and put it back down, when breeding as took place and young birds are at the stage to be weaned. I gather it must be to do with the immune system. Would this be correct ?. Thank you.

I am looking at increasing fresh air into the loft, and also removing the stale air. This giving at any time of the day or night, depending on weather for a good loft ventilation system. Any thoughts please. This is what i am looking to buy, one on each side of loft, inlet and outlet. I work it out i have 18.4  sqr cubic mtrs so i think this would help.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/380815324516?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

devo56 wrote:

shippy wrote:

old birds cleaned daily y/birds deep litter and when we pair up the litter is bagged and loft cleaned and sprayed then we put the litter back down the day we wean the y/birds

Shippy, I have never heard of this before, were you bag the litter and put it back down, when breeding as took place and young birds are at the stage to be weaned. I gather it must be to do with the immune system. Would this be correct ?. Thank you.

thats the thought behind it devo and been doing it the last 5 year and no probs

Thanks for the feedback Shippy, food for thought.

shippy wrote:

devo56 wrote:

shippy wrote:

old birds cleaned daily y/birds deep litter and when we pair up the litter is bagged and loft cleaned and sprayed then we put the litter back down the day we wean the y/birds

Shippy, I have never heard of this before, were you bag the litter and put it back down, when breeding as took place and young birds are at the stage to be weaned. I gather it must be to do with the immune system. Would this be correct ?. Thank you.

thats the thought behind it devo and been doing it the last 5 year and no probs

Here's one for you Shippy I agree with you 110%, but if you look at the fanciers who don't have problems with YBS you'll find that they don't clean out at all and just scrap the perches, Frank Tasker never cleaned out and look at his results with youngsters

thanks for that Don feel less guilty now george

we just put fresh litter down for ybs when their weaned but it gets changed before following years ybs get weaned as it just gets too dusty after the moult

Don Webb wrote:

shippy wrote:

devo56 wrote:

shippy wrote:

old birds cleaned daily y/birds deep litter and when we pair up the litter is bagged and loft cleaned and sprayed then we put the litter back down the day we wean the y/birds

Shippy, I have never heard of this before, were you bag the litter and put it back down, when breeding as took place and young birds are at the stage to be weaned. I gather it must be to do with the immune system. Would this be correct ?. Thank you.

thats the thought behind it devo and been doing it the last 5 year and no probs

Here's one for you Shippy I agree with you 110%, but if you look at the fanciers who don't have problems with YBS you'll find that they don't clean out at all and just scrap the perches, Frank Tasker never cleaned out and look at his results with youngsters

don we do not scrape perches at all