Yes, I looked at the sand. That's why I'm (pleasantly) amazed!
I also understand the concept of the poo getting washed down into the tiny gaps between the sand when it rains. But I've always just felt like after...
(I see you said that there is no poop... but where does it go??) I mean, there must be some amount of time after which it becomes mud-sand? I am amazed!
so, Ive always wondered: what about all the poop? If you don't rake it out like cat litter every day or two (or do you?), doesnt the sand just turn into mud after about a year anyway, with a bunch of birds in there?
Our run is only a few feet tall, and has hardware cloth on top, like just discussed above. After one year with rain and snow, we got two of those alphalt 4x8 panels to lay on top of it, which is good for summer shading, but...
Im in Wisconsin. My run sounds similar to yours - its 8x8 outdoor and hardware cloth with dirt floor. I have left the dirt as-is in the winter, but I also built a couple simple wooden perches that sit outside -that way they can...
I wouldnt start to worry unless it keeps up for more than a few days. I've had soft eggs now and then (often a couple in a row when it happens) but so far, for me, they've always solved themselves. Sometimes I think its...
So far my most friendly was my Buff Orpington Scarlet. Here she is jumping up into the hammock to bug me while I was reading. She'd always come sit with (on) me if I'm outside to see what was going on (and eat crumbs off my...
Right on, she has us figured out! Yeah, she's our only one left from the original 3 we had. I guess Im just concerned that if I avoid orps (a breed I like otherwise) that the next breed will just pick up where she...
Unless we let our chickens out of their run and into the yard, the buff orpington complains loudly from dawn til dusk, and is risking the soup pot via the man of the house. The red star whines a bit too, but its a higher pitch...
