Construction sand I read is good here in our area cuz its grittier and acts like ummm a helper if they should eat it to digest or pulverize their food. I use DE diamotrias (spelled wrong) earth food grade from tractor supply company to help against..lice, bug infestation in their coop and run...
Omg..we have coyotes outside of town..one reason I keep the coop and run really clean..not to attract the predators..I have two huge owls in my area..two mating foxes..coons..skunks and possum..I have privacy fences..linked fences..and I keep them in at night with security lights out back..its...
I have a 4x4 square coop plus two laying boxes about 4x2 deep and the coop stands on pillars and the from the base where the sleep goes from 4ft up to 6ft for good venting and I have 4 blk sex links. I keep mine in their coop all night because im paranoid of predators is all. Im new to it all...
I learned about DE through all the wonderful ppl on here. Just bought it yesterday and put in that morning. I have several vents because its dry here but when winter comes it doesnt get super cold but there is moisture. I still get a lot of dew on the grass in early mornings here and their coop...
I mixed it in with the shavings ezicash.. LindaB220 I used to live in Kyle years ago. I mist down the top of the coop to cool things off and have a wading pan in there with a brick covered in water too. They drink from it and stand on it. They hate when I mist them freaks them out..and when I do...
Yall I went with my premium shavings from TSC since I only have 7 babies..and I added some DE. Every morning I poop scoop and fluff and add a lil or rotate it to the run and scoop out the yuck from the run. Ive been able to let my lil ones free range in the early mornings before it gets over 90...
Thank you so much! I posted another thread asking of that was the right stuff (food grade), and it was suggested that I wait to use it because my girls are only 7 weeks. I don't know if the calcium supplement will interfere with their growth? I'm new at this, and just basically understand no...