Tip of the month

Keeping the chicken coop clean is important for your flock’s health and your own. Incorporating a good quality disinfectant into your coop cleaning regime helps to minimise the risk of disease for your birds.

Virkon™ S is a fast acting, multipurpose disinfectant effective against many diseases that backyard poultry in NZ are at risk of being exposed to including fowl pox, Marek’s disease, infectious bronchitis, enteritis, and fowl cholera. Virkon™ S is also effective against campylobacter and the most prevalent salmonella strains responsible for food poisoning.

Virkon™ S can be used on surfaces in the coop, when cleaning feeding or drinking equipment, and is completely safe for both you and your chickens. Purchase from your local Farmlands branch.