Cleaning and Hygiene
Cleaning and Hygiene
By Caitlyn Wandel and Melissa Nortan
- Before you get new chooks, we recommend you disinfect your chook cages.
A well maintained cage - You must have a clean food and water container for each chook.
- You must clean these containers regularly.
- The food containers must not be swapped between different chooks as it can spread diseases or pests between birds.
- Every week check each individual chook for pests. If the chook has pests treat them immediately.
- Clean all the cages out completely every second week, removing all chook manure from around edges and removing all straw/ sawdust. *Put new and clean straw/sawdust in. Every other week clean by removing the droppings amongst the sawdust in the cage and add more sawdust if required
The Poultry Hub Australia profoundly acknowledges and respects that its foundations, both people and facilities, are established on land rich in the history and traditions of the world’s oldest living culture. PHA values and respects Indigenous knowledge, understanding its importance in our shared history. We acknowledge the strength, resilience, and contributions of the Aboriginal community, we pay our tributes to the Aboriginal Elders – those who guided us in the past, those who lead us today, and those who will enlighten our paths in the future.