Update on my post #4 about sand as litter for baby chicks….
Broody finally has 6 chicks to raise, now 2 weeks old, and I think the sand is ideal for baby chicks. They always try to eat whatever litter you give them, and I think the sand is safe for that. I never liked seeing them try to eat...
I am, for the first time, trying sand in my extra small coop, which is 4X4.5. One 50 lb bag of play sand did it, it’s over 1/2” thick. I plan to have a broody raise chicks in there soon.
Last time a broody raised chicks, I had the entire floor of this small coop covered with PDZ. ( which I...