We love this litter scoop, and wish we would've bought one years ago! My husband and I both have bad backs, and our daughter hates to breath the dust while scooping, so we all appreciate the long handle. My only suggestion would be, to get rid of the foam handle, and have it be plain metal, so it's easily cleanable. But either way, I absolutely love this scooper!!! I would definitely not suggest this for cleaning a chicken coop though. I've had both chickens and ducks, and would only use a regular rake, either flexible or hard teeth, to clean their coops. This is awesome for cat boxes, not chicken coops.