I'm new to chickens and have had my young chickens out in the coop now for about 2 weeks. I started using sand based on some googling around and because of this thread (Thanks!)
One question I have is - When I use the kitty litter scooper I have, it picks up all the large poops, but when they get crumbly (which is good, dry = easy to clean and no smell) I'm often left with sand full of little pieces of dry crumbly poo that my scooper won't pick up.
Do I care? Well, kinda, because it's less satisfying making zen patterns with poop.
Is it because of the age of the chickens (they're still pretty small) and their poo will get larger? Or do I need a finer mesh on my scooper?
One question I have is - When I use the kitty litter scooper I have, it picks up all the large poops, but when they get crumbly (which is good, dry = easy to clean and no smell) I'm often left with sand full of little pieces of dry crumbly poo that my scooper won't pick up.
Do I care? Well, kinda, because it's less satisfying making zen patterns with poop.
Is it because of the age of the chickens (they're still pretty small) and their poo will get larger? Or do I need a finer mesh on my scooper?