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    Anyone use SAND in the run/coop

    I'm attaching pictures of my coop and run for my ducks. By regulations on Columbus Ohio, you are required to have flooring in your coop and run. That's floors of concrete, pavers, horse stall mats, etc.. That means no ground, soil, dirt. I use 3/4 thick 4 ft x 4ft horse stall mats. Per...
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    Feeding grass/hay to chickens and ducks

    Curious, is cornstalk bails okay for coop and run flooring?
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    Comment by 'Nick19' in item 'Rouen'

    Rouens have two stipes on each eye, Mallards have one stripe on each eye.
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    New in to chicks and ducks

    This is Spinner. She'll be 2 in November. We got her at Franklin County Shelter. That's our baby.
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    New in to chicks and ducks

    Give me a call, your welcome to come see it. 614 256 0310.
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    New in to chicks and ducks

    Give me a call, your welcome to come see it. 614 256 0310.
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    Anyone use SAND in the run/coop

    Below is the Columbus Ohio Health Department code.
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    Anyone use SAND in the run/coop

    Thank you, to all the responds. Columbus Ohio Health Department makes the rules.... No contact to dirt in the coop or run. Free run is limited to 4 hours per day. Coop and run size limited to 64 sq ft. No Roosters permitted, hens and drakes permitted.
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    Anyone use SAND in the run/coop

    Sorry, solid flooring in the coop and run!
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    Anyone use SAND in the run/coop

    Okay, I've read a lot about sand in the run. My run is covered with horse stall mats 4f x 6ft x 3/4in. ... Columbus Ohio Health Department Vet requires a sold floor in the coop and run...to keep poop in the ground soil. My question is: can I use sand on top of the horse stall mats...what kind if...
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    The Zen House - New coop with pictures- be warned this is long

    I have horse matts in my coop. I then covered the floor and two thirds up the walls with a good tarp. Now it's easy to really clean the coop.
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    Duck run flooring

    Yes, for permit application they view the coop and the run multiple times. Then they come visit every year and or if someone complains. Renew application every 4 years.
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    Duck run flooring

    Okay, I found some very interesting ideas from you guys. My problem is, Columbus,Ohio Health Department requires that the coop and the run have a flooring covered with concrete, pavers, rubber horse stall mats. In the coop I have horse stall mats and deep straw bedding system and it works...
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    Self-cleaning Duck Pond?

    In Columbus Ohio you are not permitted to empty a duck pond directly into surface ground area. You're required to empty the pond to lower than the freezing layer of your land (18 inches). It's been suggested to put a 55 gallon plastic dry well with its top to be deeper than 18 inches below the...
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