Everything you need to know to thoroughly clean your coop and chicken run to help keep it smelling sweet and healthy. Words: Sue Clarke Whether you clean your chickens’ living quarters once a year, in spring and autumn, or even more often, there are a number of important steps to go through or you won’t achieve what you set out to do. There are good reasons why you should clean out your coop on a regular basis. Regular can mean anything from monthly, or six monthly to annually, depending on the type of coop, the type of birds (chicks or