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My sand freezes in the coop if I have wet sand in there. My sand in the coop that stayed dry was OK. But the poo freezes and if you are dependent on scraping it off a board like me it was "wait for the thaw" and that was miserable. We have had a very warm winter here and our freeze was not much...

I use washed construction sand (have a truck deliver it and dump it on a tarp). I used to use the play sand and that was fine, in the bags from Home Depot - but more expensive. Home Depot has mason sand in bags but it was WET. Use a N95 mask when sifting sand! Very bad to get in the lungs. I...

Quote: Turning Trash into Treasure: SAND as Bedding Material for Rearing Broilers - Volume 47 Number 1 Spring 2000 - Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station This is such an excellent post...am quoting it so you can see it if you haven't already. Thank you to jonalisa for pointing this post...

You need to experiment with it to find the perfect amount for you. In one of my coops I have about 2 inches and scoop daily with kitty litter scoop (always wear mask). In another coop (shed) I simply sprinkle a bit across the wood floor after scraping daily with small plastic rake and using...

If I don't use sand in front of my coops the mud is so deep that it makes a huge glob on my boots and I almost get stuck when I walk there. After pouring sand there, even though the sand is wet and stinky (we get rain almost all winter) I don't sink into the mud and neither do my chickens. The...

I have now switched to sand in my nest boxes too. I love it! I scoop them out every morning with a kitty litter scoop since I have babies sleeping there still.

Just thought I'd chime in here and say that sand is awesome! I have fewer problems with mite infestations with it, and it makes cleaning the coop a breeze! Thanks for this thread, which was the reason I tried it. I have now been using it for months. I used to use a thin layer of Sweet PDZ but...