I found the site I was talking about in my earlier post:
Check this out
http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2012/09/chicken-coop-bedding-sand-litter.html
Dianne
I read a review on sand in chicken coops yesterday. They suggested covering a rake of some sort, perhaps a rake for horse manure covered by a wire mesh. I wish I could remember the website, they actually had a picture of what they used. The mesh was maybe 1/2 by 1/2 inch. The article talked...