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I use a latex type disposable glove and clean through the sand. It is really easy to do. That is the beauty of sand...it can take a lot of birds and a lot of poop and still stay clean. In dry air, it just dries up. The sand allows it to dry up as well. So if you are going out of town and someone...

Oh, and my sand is 3 or 4 inches thick for my quail, 4 to 6 inches for my chickens. You can use natural sand, play box sand or even sand from sand and gravel companies. Hardware stores sell cleaned sand that you can also use.

Hello there and welcome to BYC! I use sand in all my poultry runs, coops and aviaries. In dry arid climates, sand does not grow molds, bacteria and fungus don't grow and parasites don't last long in the dry conditions. All of the above need a lot of damp. I dig my sand out of dry washes and...