Has any had trouble with sand in their coop?

[charleston]

I am hoping to use sand in our new coop that will have guineas and chickens. I understand sand with silica is not a good idea. Has anyone used sand in your coop and regretted it? If so, why?

 

[paintedChix]

Our open to the ground and air coops are on sand. We live in the "sandhills" of NC. I don't know about the different kinds of sand.

I don't like sand. We get a substantial amount of rain and heat and humidity . I wasn't in a position to remove the sand or pour concrete pads or put in a different base. We went with what was there. THEN, we did DLM. Leaves, pine straw, yard clippings, garden waste, food scraps, wood mulch, shredded paper/bills/cardboard.

Now I can dig down 6-8" and have a loamy garden amendment product that I can remove and use. No smell, no flies, no open moon landscapes. Just the time it takes to collect materials and put it into the run/coops (they spread it, I don't).