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    Sand for geese coop? Is silica safe?

    I heard good things about sand for geese and how it's more cost effective. I was on my last bag of shavings so I thought to try it out and got this all-purpose construction sand, only to realize after we used it that it contains silica and concrete. My geese already love it and have been...
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    HELP!! SAND!!

    Newbie to chickens. We are about to move our chicks to the coop, but we have to get their sand. I have an option for Bank Run with dirt or without dirt. Which would be better?
  3. Cotton Hill Chick

    Converting to Sand in chicken coop... I want to hear from you!

    Hello Friends, I live in Upstate NY where winter temps can drop below zero for stretches of time (and of course wind chill). I am considering changing from shavings/chips to sand on the floor of both of the chicken coop; for hygienic reasons (easier to clean?). If you have switched to sand...
  4. My First Chicken Coop/Run and How I'm Building a Better, Bigger Coop for New Baby Chick Arrival

    My First Chicken Coop/Run and How I'm Building a Better, Bigger Coop for New Baby Chick Arrival

    I got the chicks before the eggs! This will be my second year of raising chicks. I got five 2 week old chicks from TSC last year on a whim - no supplies yet except the pine flake, feeder, waterer, and feed I got the same day. Put them all in a big cardboard box on the porch (one of them died...
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  5. TrixieBlue

    Fire Ants in my coop

    I was using wood shavings in my coops ( I have 2, one for chicks and 1 for ducks) because I was having trouble with flys, I did research and found the sand method which helped cut the fly problem in half. I did that about a month ago, last week I was changing out the feed and water dishes and...
  6. JPyers

    River sand in run, is this the right stuff?

    Hi everyone, I have done a lot of research about what to lay down for the base of the run/coop. I have decided to go with river sand, but after doing some local research, I have come across different types of river sand. I just have a few questions: 1.) Would anyone currently using river sand...
  7. HuskerHens18

    Sand for Chicken bedding?

    A friend of mine breeds chickens, she has a lot of coops and uses sand for bedding. It seems really cheap and simple to clean. I would like to do this also, but I want YOUR expertise. Do I need a specific type of Sand? Do I need to mix anything in the sand? If I scoop it like cat litter...
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