Quikrete All-Purpose Sand

[bookafterbook]

I have looked everywhere for commercial grade sand. The best I can find is Quikrete All-Purpose Sand. It is more course than play sand. Will this work for my run?

 

[black_cat]

That is also what I have found, will it be ok for chickens? If not, could I mix it with dirt to make it ok?

 

[CajunChooks]

wondering the same, since I can;t find any of the suggested sands in my local dirt yards...

 

[black_cat]

I ended up using this and mixing it with some dirt. It appears to be working fine.

 

[CajunChooks]

thanks @black_cat --- sadly it will cost a fortune more, but the only thing I seem to be able to find near me with the correct texture. Was it a pretty good mix on the particle size? Did it have to much dusty/fine particles?

 

[black_cat]

thanks @black_cat --- sadly it will cost a fortune more, but the only thing I seem to be able to find near me with the correct texture. Was it a pretty good mix on the particle size? Did it have to much dusty/fine particles?

It was definitely pretty coarse. It has some little rocks in it as well.

 

[Gooseface]

Use concrete sand. Any stone yard will have it. It’s the same thing they use under patio pavers. As a mix of smalll pebbles and coarse sand. Chooks can use it as grit.

 

[CajunChooks]

It was definitely pretty coarse. It has some little rocks in it as well.

Cool, coarse is what we need after all... thanks!

 

[CajunChooks]

Use concrete sand. Any stone yard will have it. It’s the same thing they use under patio pavers. As a mix of smalll pebbles and coarse sand. Chooks can use it as grit.

Ah, I think that some stone yards I looked at for river sand had that, I will check it out

 

[CajunChooks]

Use concrete sand. Any stone yard will have it. It’s the same thing they use under patio pavers. As a mix of smalll pebbles and coarse sand. Chooks can use it as grit.

Also, newbie here, and I keep seeing people say "chooks" - is that just slang for chickens or something specific?