So, we got our little coop built and I laid linoleum in it and up the sides to hold the bedding. Got my washed river sand, got it in, mixed in a little Sweet PDZ, all fine. Put the chicks in last night and this morning it appears that they have churned much of their poo into the sand, as in made it into fine particles. Looks like they had a little runny stool, probably stressed from being moved and whatnot. My question: is this going to be a continuing thing, or will I be able to scoop the majority of the poo out once everyone's solid again? I chose sand because everyone seemed to rave about how easy it was to keep clean. If it's going to get poo churned into powder in it as a matter of course, I might as well use shavings or corn cob bedding and remove it all regularly.
