Coop/Run Bedding? What is the best choice to use?

[Dinos_rock]

I have five little bantams and today I cleaned my chicken coop for the first time in a long time. The floor is just regular dirt so it was all packed down and when I raked the poo, the dirt came out in chunks. I have been wondering about putting sand in the bottom or maybe packaged topsoil from walmart. Or maybe both with a little wooden 2x4 to keep the sand and topsoil separated. Or maybe somehig better would work? I have no idea what to use that will be good for them and also easy to keep clean. I live in a HOT city. Their coop is in the shade but it still is really hot during the summer.

 

[Woods_Woman]

I dont have any idea's. We get lot's of rain here and my run is covered, I use straw. I use to use pine shavings but it didn't work well for my set up. Good luck, hopefully someone will come along and give you their thoughts.

 

[CoyoteMagic]

Mine is dirt. I just use pine shavings on top of it. It's been that way for 3 years with no real problem.