Anyone use SAND in the run/coop

[MamaChic21]

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I used it but since I have 3 ducks, they ate 2 bags of sand in couple of days. I can't tell you if it's messy or not because it was on the ground too long

But good luck what you decide

 

[Patricia Jane]

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Hi, Love your article on using sand. I believe you have me sold. However I do have a question. If sand dust is a concern for humans health what does it do to the chickens?

 

[JimWWhite]

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I have 3 inches in mine and it works out just fine. The 3 inches sits on top of about 2 inches of Crush 'n Run which is gravel and sand mix used on dirt roads here in the South. The great thing is I can take my hoe out once a week or so and 'till' the sand up and the poop down so it can rot in. This fall I took out about 2 inches of the sand I had in the run and put it on my garden and let it winter in. Hopefully next spring it will pay off for my corn and okra because that's where I plant those crops along with winter squash. I replaced the sand I took out of the run with 2 inches of fresh creek sand. Now the Gals are acting like someone said above as if they're on holiday at the beach.

 

[JimWWhite]

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Uh, it exfoliates their feet? Seriously, it does!

 

[californiagirl]

I found all of the information in this thread so helpful! We just converted our 6 x 8 run to all-purpose sand. It took 560 lbs. to make it one inch deep. Our girls love it!

 

[charliej47]

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I am still modifying a shed for my chickens. I intend to use sand for my flooring and will be covering the dirt floor with about 5 inches of sand. I will be using a stall rake to sift the sand.

 

[charliej47]

I am modifying a 20X30 shed into two sections. I will be using half of the shed as my chicken coop. I will be putting about 5 inches of coarse sand over a dirt floor. I will be using two 10X10 kennel runs to make a 10X30 chicken run. The run will be 6 ft tall and I will be covering the top with chicken wire. I will be running 3 feet of chicken wire around the bottom of my "run".

 

[harveyhorses]

Well today is the day, my 'mini vacation'. First trip will be rock dust for the craters they have dug, then sand on top of that. I am so excited. The floor of they run has gotten progresvely more unsatisfactory. I was going to get it delivered, but they wanted $100, for delivery, a $48. scoop of sand was $150. and they are 7 miles away. Happy vacation day!

 

[Nicole01]

I have sand in 1/2 the run. Pretty soon the other half will be sand once the chicks eat all the grass. I've tried sifting out the poop in the sand, but I never find any. They must scratch it down pretty far. I rake the grass getting as much poop as I can and finish cleaning by hosing it with pressure water. Works well, but freaks the chicks out. I clean the run once a week. I use pine inside the coop and that gets cleaned through out the day when I visit my girls.

 

[cottagechick]

Is there any difference between beach sand and garden or river sand?
Thanks,
Julie