Big job. Messy. I've put the used straw and sawdust on the garden beds, and around the trees as mulch.
I've removed the covers which keep them warm at night, and am giving it a good air-out. I sprayed it with insect killer too. Hopefully that will kill some of the mites. I'm hoping the dry air might obliterate the rest.
Will put clean sawdust on later this afternoon, and close it up for them. Poor girls - they really need a new house, and I'm looking for a good one online and at Bunnings. Would prefer a plastic one which can be cleaned and disinfected but most of them are of fir-wood - which apparently is cheap and nasty. Also, Bernie put a good corrugated-iron top on this one and I am reluctant to let it go to waste. Maybe when I get new chooks?
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