Equipment:7,13 Wear gloves to protect yourself from chemicals and germs that can make you sick. Wash with hot water and detergent (laundry or dish soap). Scrub with brushes. Remove all dirt from surfaces as it an prevent the disinfectant from reaching the germs. Rinse with water after a few minutes with hose or power washer. Apply disinfectant. Rinse with water after a few minutes with hose or pressure washer. Water should move from top to bottom.

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Wooden crates and reusable cardboard cartons are harder to clean and disinfect. If you do use wooden equipment such as crates and cages, line the bottom with heavy plastic so cleaning is more effective.



Poultry Housing:
(Clean everyday or as needed)

Wear gloves to protect yourself from chemicals and germs that can make you sick. Remove all debris such as bedding, feed, and manure. Sweep out loose materials such as dirt and feathers. Scrub and spray housing with detergent to remove remaining dirt. Rinse detergent after a few minutes with hose or power washer. Using a spray bottle or pressure sprayer, apply the disinfectant to the poultry house. Wait a few minutes and rinse with a hose or power washer. Water should move from top to bottom. Allow housing to dry completely before adding new litter, feed, and water. Keep equipment and houses organized so they are easier to clean.

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Sanitizing Poultry Drinking Water:
If you use ponds, streams, or wells as your source of drinking water for your poultry, you should consider adding a sanitizer such as chlorine to the water. This will reduce the level of harmful germs in the water and prevent the buildup of slime in your waterers.

• Bleach may be used to sanitize water by adding 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) of bleach to 1 gallon of water.
• Measure bleach carefully because too much can be harmful to you and your birds.
  
• Handle bleach carefully because it can stain your clothes and burn your skin.
  
• If giving a vaccine through the drinking water, stop using bleach to sanitize drinking water 2 days prior to vaccination as bleach will kill the vaccine and make it not work.
• Clean waterers and replenish with fresh water daily.