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    Anyone use SAND in the run/coop

    Yes. I use a decomposed granite and sand mix. The quarries will deliver it or if you have a truck they will put it in bed of truck then you can shovel it off.
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    Anyone use SAND in the run/coop

    Go to a place that sells gravel etc. Ask for the DG mix.
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    Anyone use SAND in the run/coop

    I get DG Mix which is decomposed granite and sand. It has tiny pebble particles so I don't need to get grit. It actually is better than just sand. Do not use playground sand or mason sand is right.
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    Anyone use SAND in the run/coop

    Sure you can do that. Not an issue. The sand may have little pebbles which the hens will eat like grit so they can digest their food.
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    Anyone use SAND in the run/coop

    Yes me too. My run is fully covered and tapped on sides. I put shavings on top of sand in run in winter. I love the sand so easy to keep clean and the poop dries up immediately.
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    Anyone use SAND in the run/coop

    What do you scoop it up with? I replaced my sand 1 year later. Actually just added a little more. If you use something like a kitty litter scoop only bigger the sand will sift through and only the poop will stay and you can throw it in the garden
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    Anyone use SAND in the run/coop

    Great choice. It works great and easy to clean. I would suggest shavings in the nest boxes. You can make a big chicken poop cleaner with a plastic pitch fork and chicken wire small enough for sand to sift through but not the poop then you scoop it up like kitty litter. It works like a charm
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    Northern Nevada - Fernley

    Oh great. If you ever want to compare notes or talk chickens that would be fun
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    Northern Nevada - Fernley

    Yep still in Fernley
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    Chicken " Throwing Up"

    I went into the coop and one of my hens was sitting on the roost so I went over to pet her and she threw up a clear very faint yellow tinge to it. She has never done this before. Her eyes, wattle and comb are normal red. What should I do besides keeping an eye on her
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    hen with peck wound

    Thanks I was thinking the same thing.
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    hen with peck wound

    Hi. I have a hen who has been bullied her entire life when I adopted her. Obviously another hen pecked her butt and I found her with a bloody rear. I caught her and brought her in to assess her injury. I did find a peck hole. I cleaned her up and sprayed Vetricyn on it and put her in the...
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    Fly Control, anyone find something that works, and is chicken safe?

    A blood spot is no biggie they can remove it.
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    BOSS vs Corn

    I tried crumbles at first and had to purchase oyster shell too. I now get the mini layer pellets complete because it includes oyster shell in it. They love it and i don't have to buy the oyster shell separately. Here in Nevada it's 16.99 for 50lbs.
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    Switching Feed.

    Sorry forgot to say that you should feed the cracked corn as a supplement to their crumble or pellets.
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