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Where should you clean chicken feeders, waterers and other coop gear?

Outside, never in the kitchen sink or the house.

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  1. Outside, never inside the house ✔
  2. In the kitchen sink with hot water
  3. In the bathtub

Why: Cleaning poultry gear indoors can spread germs onto sinks and counters where food is made. Set up a cleaning spot outdoors.

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Answer: Outside, never inside the house. Cleaning poultry gear indoors can spread germs onto sinks and counters where food is made. Set up a cleaning spot outdoors.

  1. Backyard Poultry, CDC Healthy Pets, Healthy People www.cdc.gov/healthy-pets/about/backyard-poultry.html
    Go outside to clean any equipment or materials used to raise or care for live poultry.
    Checked 2026-10-11.

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