I tried everything from sand ( attracts many flies) I tried hay which if it got wet don't absorb liquids very well.
Then I tried using mulch, I'm not talking about your expensive designer mulch, I got free mulch from land scabing company who got wood chips and needed place near by to deliver for...
i have barred rocks, dark Cornish , welsumer, sulmtalers, leg-bar hens for sale all laying good health in just Dow sizing my flock. Located near n Raleigh, NC
I have Muscovy ducks, chicken and they grew up together just fine, I'm ordering turkey chicks can they be out with the ducks and chicken when they are fully feathered?