- May 4, 2011
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I really liked the idea of sand in the run for ease of cleaning. Initially it worked great, but now after a few months I am having problems. The area that is now our run floor was initially gravel. We cleared most, but not all, of it out and poured about 6 inches of sand on top. At first all I had to do was rake the sand and then sift the poop out. Unfortunately, the pullets have been digging so much the sand is now filled with rocks. Every time I try to sift it to remove the poop I am mainly cleaning out rocks. What was once a 5 minute chore is becoming a time consuming PITA. To fix the problem, we are going to clear out the run again and then place a barrier down between the rocks and sand to keep them from mixing. My question is what would be the best barrier to use. Landscape fabric would be cheapest and easiest to handle, but would the girls just tear it up? Should I use hardware cloth instead?