Sand in the coop

[ellie32526]

Those of you that use sand on your coop floor please tell me what type of sand you buy and where do you obtain it? I see a 60# tube of Quikcrete sand on the TS website. I don't have a truck but I am really leaning toward using sand instead of pine shavings.

 

[NightHawk123]

We get our sand at the local creek. They dredge it almost every day. We get it by the dump truck load and 1 load will last 2 years or so. Really any sand is fine tho.

 

[redsoxs]

I use river sand from a local reservoir. The Corp of Engineers lower the level in the winter, exposing sand everywhere. I don't use it on my coop but do so in the run.

 

[TwoCrows]

I looked into buying sand, but they wanted too much to deliver it. So we now dig it out of the nearby washes and arroyos. Look around your area and see if you can find a place you can load it up yourself. I am hooked on sand. I just started using it in the coop and run and it is marvelous. I even use it in the nest boxes! No odor in the coop, it is soft on the chicken's pads and there are tons of natural stones in it for the gizzards. I will never use shavings or grass hay again.

 

[NightHawk123]

Twocrow, I know what you mean. Sand or dirt is what a wild chick / chicken lives in. Although it's OK to use other bedding I'm not sure why it is used for chickens. Sand or dirt is great. Just keep the chicks worm and they will thank you for using sand.