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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: GreatDaneLover on February 15, 2010, 12:41:46 pm

Title: What disinfectant do you use?
Post by: GreatDaneLover on February 15, 2010, 12:41:46 pm

I have a very large bottle of dettol which I dilute well into warm water to wash the gravel down once a week..but wondered if anything better?
Even though it's winter I still get a "whiff" from the run when it's needing done even though I poop pick-up every day  :-\

Just thinking what will it be like in the Summer...there's only 3 hens!

Or is it just one of those things? :D

Margaret x

Title: Re: What disinfectant do you use?
Post by: Wizard on February 15, 2010, 12:55:29 pm

I'm a big lover of Jeyes Fluid Red Spider mite and the like definitely don't like it

Title: Re: What disinfectant do you use?
Post by: JulieS on February 15, 2010, 03:48:12 pm

I use Poultry Shield.

Title: Re: What disinfectant do you use?
Post by: doganjo on February 15, 2010, 04:11:53 pm

Me too, but have used Jeyes in the past.

Title: Re: What disinfectant do you use?
Post by: sagehen on February 15, 2010, 04:27:41 pm

I use cheap disinfectant  ;D And you soon get used to the smell in summer  ;D

Title: Re: What disinfectant do you use?
Post by: Elissian on February 15, 2010, 07:23:19 pm

Poultry shield to spray the house once a month in summer for the red mite, stalosan powder in with the wood shavings every week which keep the house from smelling and keeps the bugs away and vircon s every once in a while for a thorough clean

Title: Re: What disinfectant do you use?
Post by: GreatDaneLover on February 16, 2010, 06:13:48 pm

thanks all, just got some jeyes half price from co-op so will see how that goes
 ;D

Title: Re: What disinfectant do you use?
Post by: Wizard on February 16, 2010, 06:17:48 pm

Hello Great Dane the only thing in my opinion if you cannot find an offer is the price of Jeyes its so usefull ;D :farmer:

Title: Re: What disinfectant do you use?
Post by: doganjo on February 16, 2010, 08:36:10 pm

I presume it's safe for birds?