I finally stopped stressing over perfect eggs every single day

I started keeping chickens three years ago and every guide online said you must clean the coop weekly without fail. So for my first year and a half, I was out there every Saturday morning with a shovel and hose, no exceptions. Then last winter got so cold I skipped three weeks in a row because the water was frozen and I couldn't be bothered. To my surprise, the coop smelled fine, the bedding broke down better, and I haven't seen one mite problem since. I do a deep clean once a month now and just spot clean messes as I see them. Has anyone else moved to a less frequent cleaning schedule and noticed their birds are healthier for it?

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grant_cooper9d ago

Same here, letting the deep litter build up worked way better than I expected too.

sandra9169d ago

We've actually gone the opposite way with our rabbits - used to spot clean daily until they started getting respiratory issues from the constant disruption. Now we let the deep litter pile up longer and the ammonia problems vanished. Sometimes nature knows better than the internet guides!