Rockergirl
Chirping
- Sep 14, 2022
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Attached is a pic of our setup. We have the coop (sleeping/laying quarters) to the far left in the shed. The "indoor run" in the middle - that uses hemp/deep litter and then to the far right is their "outdoor run" - this a little outside play area with netting on top to protect from hawks etc.
My question - the "outdoor run" on the far right....the flooring is just the natural earth, which I don't love because it is very hard/compacted dirt with tree roots and rock so you can't really get too deep in it.....I don't love it because a) they dust bath, but it isn't the best since they can't get too deep so I feel they deserve better but 2) what about all that poop? there is no bedding/flooring so there really isn't a way to cleanup the poop....isn't that going to get nasty over time? It's supposed to be more of a natural area for them and with it being out in the elements, I'm not really sure I can put a bedding...I considered sand, that way I could see and scoop the poop. Obviously the sand or any flooring will get wet from rain. What would you do for this area? See attached pic
My question - the "outdoor run" on the far right....the flooring is just the natural earth, which I don't love because it is very hard/compacted dirt with tree roots and rock so you can't really get too deep in it.....I don't love it because a) they dust bath, but it isn't the best since they can't get too deep so I feel they deserve better but 2) what about all that poop? there is no bedding/flooring so there really isn't a way to cleanup the poop....isn't that going to get nasty over time? It's supposed to be more of a natural area for them and with it being out in the elements, I'm not really sure I can put a bedding...I considered sand, that way I could see and scoop the poop. Obviously the sand or any flooring will get wet from rain. What would you do for this area? See attached pic