“Chicks Dig it” premium Sand

[Alchemist]

Hi! I recently started using the premium sand called chicks dig it, in my coop. It’s amazing! Expensive but worth it so far.
Was curious if anyone has used it in their brooder. We have 7, two week old baby chicks in our large brooder and wanted to use the sand but wasn’t sure if it was safe.

Anyone else using it?

Thanks!

 

[nuthatched]

How does it compare to normal sand?
It doesn't look that impressive from the website, tbh

 

[Alchemist]

Normal sand is dusty, well because it’s sand. This is almost like the smallest pea gravel I could imagine. It’s dust free. I opened 4 bags and dumped them out, it wasn’t the poof of dust that normally occurs. I guess the best comparison would be standard cat litter vs the blue crystal litter.

I use hemp bedding in the brooder now. It’s just hard to clean, IMO.