Jul 7, 2010 #1 midd2005 Chirping 9 Years May 22, 2010 165 0 99 Oahu has anyone tried using beach sand in their coop/run? would it be too fine to do its job?
Jul 7, 2010 #2 LarryPQ Easter Hatch!! 10 Years Jul 17, 2009 10,878 66 291 I use sand in my coop. Easy to rake up poop and dries out quickly.
Jul 7, 2010 #3 JanetSmithery In the Brooder 9 Years May 11, 2010 72 2 39 Eugene, OR Just a note: if you're getting the beach sand directly off an ocean beach...make sure you rinse it really well. Lots of salt + chickens = not fun.
Just a note: if you're getting the beach sand directly off an ocean beach...make sure you rinse it really well. Lots of salt + chickens = not fun.
Jul 7, 2010 #4 Neil Grassbaugh Songster 11 Years Sep 1, 2008 741 27 151 I get to a lot of tropical beaches. Many areas have severe penalties for removing sand.
Jul 7, 2010 #5 bildo6 In the Brooder 9 Years Jul 4, 2010 19 0 22 florida my coops floor isnt beach sand but it is sand. if you want dirt this close to the beach in florida you have to truck it here.
my coops floor isnt beach sand but it is sand. if you want dirt this close to the beach in florida you have to truck it here.
Jul 7, 2010 #6 1_FnkyFrm Songster 9 Years Jun 6, 2010 477 2 111 Knoxville, Tn I agree with what Janet said...
Jul 9, 2010 #7 L lindseythefork Songster 11 Years Aug 31, 2008 197 2 121 Humboldt County, CA I wouldn't take it from the beach, it's illegal and there are some serious fines that go along with it.
I wouldn't take it from the beach, it's illegal and there are some serious fines that go along with it.
Jul 10, 2010 #8 Sugar Sand Farm Songster 12 Years Apr 24, 2007 2,597 15 211 North Florida Dont need to take it from the beach I have a beach in my front yard Hence the Name Sugar Sand Farm. Sand works great and I find less smell than other bedding
Dont need to take it from the beach I have a beach in my front yard Hence the Name Sugar Sand Farm. Sand works great and I find less smell than other bedding