So about 2 months ago I scraped my coop floor clean, and poured sand into it. I was tired of moldy, wet shavings that soiled too quickly. I had read up on the benefits of sand in the coop, and decided to switch. The sand was damp when I put it in, because we had a big rainstorm. It dried out though, and for a few weeks it worked. Then, we got more rain and torrential down pours, and because the guy who built our coop made a faulty flap window, rain leaked in every thunderstorm. I also failed to scoop out the poop and hay ( nestbox residue). My coop was a muddy, swampy cess pool.
. I cleaned it out, but the sand was still stopping wet and now very manure-y.
On top of all this, my Cochin pulley and Polish are now sleeping in the nesting boxes to avoid bullying although I ha e plenty of room on the perches. The boxes are full of ******** and the eggs are icky now too. I tossed the Cochin and polish into the duck coop one night, sick of this. But I forgot to shut the nestbox roof afterward. It rained geese and ducks allll night, and if the coop was wet before it was practically underwater the next day. Now, I don’t know what to do!! Dig out all the sand and call it quits? I really hated how much I had to change the shavings last time. ( And most shavings cause cancer)
. I cleaned it out, but the sand was still stopping wet and now very manure-y.
On top of all this, my Cochin pulley and Polish are now sleeping in the nesting boxes to avoid bullying although I ha e plenty of room on the perches. The boxes are full of ******** and the eggs are icky now too. I tossed the Cochin and polish into the duck coop one night, sick of this. But I forgot to shut the nestbox roof afterward. It rained geese and ducks allll night, and if the coop was wet before it was practically underwater the next day. Now, I don’t know what to do!! Dig out all the sand and call it quits? I really hated how much I had to change the shavings last time. ( And most shavings cause cancer)
