Bellatrixed,
I noticed you are sort of new to BYC just like I am. Just started with my first flock last April and I am learning as it goes and thanks to reading lots of posts here I have been able to make changes in my coops and runs to make things better for me and my girls. When you get to the...
After reading all the pages on Trish's thread on coop maintenance, I switched to PDZ in my roosting boxes and in the coop floor (4 x 8)
I use a cat litter scoop and a reptile scoop for the small poop. However it seems that the right size would be something in between so you are in the right...
Be careful with beach sand though, I read somewhere in a forum that beach sand has high amounts of salt and it might hurt the chicks if they eat too much