Run question

[Crazyladybulldog]

New chicken owner of ten these chickens were raised in wire rabbit cages we inherited from hubbies uncle that passed so they are happy campers. I do have a question we built a 8x24 have a run that is 16 ft long covered run we use riverbank sand as base. So my question is it stays damp all the time going to try to mix some ag lime to see if it dries it up and how do you clean out the poop in the run since the chickens scratch around in the Sand and break up the waste we have a sifter rake but all it does is sift and all the sand and if any waste falls back on the ground need recommendations on what to do please

 

[neo71665]

Remove sand, it holds water and turns into a mess with chickens pooping in it.

 

[Crazyladybulldog]

Remove sand, it holds water and turns into a mess with chickens pooping in it.

It doesn’t get wet from rain it is a covered run just damp from moisture from the air and I have read that riverbank sand was the best to use

 

[Crazyladybulldog]

It doesn’t get wet from rain it is a covered run just damp from moisture from the air and I have read that riverbank sand was the best to use

And we have clay ground so sand was best options

 

[ABQ chicken keeper]

And we have clay ground so sand was best options

How deep is the sand base? The moisture is coming the atmosphere, where are located? Does the sand drip water when a scoop is removed?