kristeninprogress
Songster
So I started with Pine Shavings in the brooder for my 8 chicks, but I was having a huge issue with them tracking cecal poops everywhere, regardless of how many times I was cleaning the brooder. I finally had enough when I had to bathe one of my poor EEs covered in poop.
So now they have sand. They definitely love it, and it's a huge improvement from shavings, but now I'm having an issue with how dusty it is. Crazy to not expect dust from sand, I know, but it's bad enough to mess with my sinuses and cover my furniture in a fine layer of sand. It's made me worry about what they're breathing. I'm guessing it's the wrong type (Earth sand) and I just need to find something a little less dirt-like. I know play sand is out of the question, and Earth sand was the only other option I could find bagged.
They're getting moved to the "Big Girl" coop this weekend. The run will be dirt, I've decided on a shavings/straw mix for the nesting boxes when the time comes, and sand for the inside. Please tell me all of your sand type/ source tricks!
So now they have sand. They definitely love it, and it's a huge improvement from shavings, but now I'm having an issue with how dusty it is. Crazy to not expect dust from sand, I know, but it's bad enough to mess with my sinuses and cover my furniture in a fine layer of sand. It's made me worry about what they're breathing. I'm guessing it's the wrong type (Earth sand) and I just need to find something a little less dirt-like. I know play sand is out of the question, and Earth sand was the only other option I could find bagged.
They're getting moved to the "Big Girl" coop this weekend. The run will be dirt, I've decided on a shavings/straw mix for the nesting boxes when the time comes, and sand for the inside. Please tell me all of your sand type/ source tricks!
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