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Yes to the standing water question. We did have some around the inside perimeter. Possibly due to the low slopingroofline. Or many not. It seemed to run off the side then get trapped and not being able to go elsewhere it just sat and seeped into the sides. Remember this was an extremely heavy...

Ok thanks for the advice. DLM would certainly save me a ton of time right now. I really like how a sand filled coop looks so much cleaner, and supposedly doesn’t harbor as much bacteria. I was under the impression that DLM is not the best option in our hot/humid and rainy summers. Not sure...

YEs we have a ton of trees and as soon as I can be good someone to shred this darn field I will have more. We have pine trees, lots of fruit trees, oaks, a very large eucalyptus tree, hackberry trees, cypress trees, mesquite trees, and of course tons of rose hedge (McCartney rose) that won’t die...

Thank you. Well the there are 2 reasons why I am wanting sand. First it doesn’t flood in the coop per say, however if you look close enough you may be able to see a small gap along the sides of the coop. It’s all covered with hardware cloth. As we seem to be having more and more tropical weather...

Yes it is a dirt floor, I do have shavings in there now. No I don’t technically have a run, they free range. It doesn’t flood, however when we have pouring rain for days on end, the water will make the outside and inside perimeter damp. Regarding the mesh, I wasn’t sure if people try to empty...

I know this is an older post. I am hopeful someone still visits it. One question for you: I am planning on putting sand in my coop this winter sometime. I have a pretty large coop(20x30) so I don’t want to mess up and have to redo it. Do I need to shovel out the existing shavings (mixed in with...