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Quote: Best tool is a Fine Tines fork: http://www.aplusequine.com/newjunior.jpg http://www.aplusequine.com/Fine_Tines.html I have one for the horses, and am going to get a "Junior" size for the chicks. I'm going to add a layer of hardware cloth on the top b/c chicken poop is often small...

Quote: It will work. I love the sand in my coop. Every three days I go out and scoop it out and no smell. I bought a snake scoop at the pet store and taped it to a broom stick. I'd rather do that then let it pile up for a year. Much cleaner. Chickens love it also. I only have 16...

Quote: It will work. I love the sand in my coop. Every three days I go out and scoop it out and no smell. I bought a snake scoop at the pet store and taped it to a broom stick. I'd rather do that then let it pile up for a year. Much cleaner. Chickens love it also. I only have 16...

Ive used sand for two months now and wouldn't use anything else.

Quote: I bought a snake scooper and taped it to a pole and scoop it. I think the straw or wood chips would have a stronger smell as the poo and urine stay in the permanently until you change it.

I'm sold on sand. Been using it for two weeks and love it. Scooping it out give me time with the chickens. I scoop awhile then stop and watch them play.

Quote: Love your coop. After reading all this I've decided to try sand in the coop and run. I'll also try the Pet Dust. Thanks

Quote: Ok, I've read all 17 pages and I'm glad I came across this thread. We just finished our coop and I just couldn't decide on what to use on the floor. I've decided sand is the way to go. It's used for cats why not chickens. I'm also using a poo board under the roost so that should...

Quote: Do you still use nothing on the floor? I'm about to put my chickens in the coop from the brooder. I'm trying to decide what to use. I've decided it's either wood shavings, sand, or nothing. I like the idea of just scraping the floor. I plan on have a poo board under the roost so...