I use sand inside the coop and shavings in the attached fenced yard, during the day when I'm home to supervise they free range. I have implemented a lot of these ideas since starting to follow this thread and they have all worked so well. I now have a useful place for my poo and mix it in with...
I use a cat litter scoop so all the sand gets sifted out other than what gets stuck to the poo itself. Thankyou for the soil change tip, never though of that
I decided to go with the sand approach in the coop. It has been working out great. I take about 3-5 min each day and sift out just the poo, so easy. I have been bagging and throwing out the poo. Can I put mostly straight poo(since no shavings) in a compost or is it too much with just being the poo?