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@aart is my go to source on all things chicken. Advice is always as good as one can get. Certainly the 1mm size sound better than your first size. To clear the droppings from the PDZ I use a large feed scoop and a small scraper to move stuff into it. I then dump into a mesh office tray and...

Certainly it look more like small rocks than sand (you are correct in that description). However, it's main function is to dry the droppings thereby eliminating the ammonia which causes smells. At that price it might be worth an experiment? My concern would be how to separate the zeolite from...

@tomik261 You want granulated zeolite not powdered. It is also used as a soil amendment so check with your garden center; I recall a lady in Alberta finding something other than PDZ but made from zeolite, I don't think she reported back on effectiveness. This is the product most commonly used...

First I see prices in euros so assume that you are somewhere in Europe. I am not familiar with the product you reference but see it says particularly effective in damp situations. From what I know about DE if it gets damp/wet it loses any effect it might have so unlikely it is contained in that...

My comments about the use of deep bedding, pine or otherwise, depend on the use of drop boards and frequent cleaning thereof. In a small closed coop without drop boards you will have ongoing buildup of droppings that will need to be cleaned often. You will not find many supporters of DE on this...

It is possible. While the size of coop and therefore mat will impact ease of cleaning I question if it will be easier than using drop boards with PDZ and deep bedding using pine chips. I have 19 adult birds and 12 eight week chicks at the moment. I remove the droppings frequently but at times...