The job
Two days in a poultry barn in June. Dust, feathers and cobwebs were packed into both heaters and across the cool-cell wall. By Sunday afternoon the heaters were back to bare metal, and the walls and floor were under foam.
How we wash a poultry barn: once the birds have shipped and the litter is out, the lines go up and the heaters go off and cool. We hook up to your water, soak the barn, then wash from the top down: ceilings, then walls, fans, heaters and cool cells, then floors. Before we pack up, we walk the barn with you and rewash anything you point out.
How we did it
- Saturday · Barn readyThe flock out and the litter cleaned out, feeder and water lines winched up, heaters off and cooled.
- Saturday · SoakA soak from the ceiling down to loosen the dust, feathers and cobwebs.
- Saturday · Cool cellsThe cool-cell wall rinsed back to dark pads, gently, so the pads aren’t damaged.
- Sunday · HeatersBoth heaters washed back to black metal and stainless, inside and out.
- Sunday · Walls and floorWalls washed down, then foam over the walls and floor, working toward the doors.
