sand question

[CapricornFarm]

Gee, that might be enough to do all the coops and runs

 

[Kudzu]

I paid around $128.00 for a large dump truck load. Nothing special, just sand, like you would use in a building foundation. Makes keeping the run clean so much easier.

 

[LoreenH]

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Thanks for an awesome idea! I'm in Portland too and have been trying to think of a way for a 'rainy day' dustbath. I'm new to chickens, my girls are just over 16 weeks so we are getting ready for our first eggs.

 

[CapricornFarm]

or a covered cat litter pan might work.

 

[Huskeriowa]

Depending on the volume of sand you require, it may be less expensive to contact a quarry directly and ask for concrete / river sand. You can also contact your local ready mix producer and work a deal that way. The sand from either site will be a more course product than what you will get from a building material store and way cheaper. Good luck

 

[hannakat]

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I used a gravel/sand mix in my run, I find that it helps keep their claws down and provides all sizes of grit needed for their diet. https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=63059-mother-cluckers

Oh how I love this coop. There are so many creative, industrial folks who can make a chicken coop look like a palace and this is one of the.

I will just keep dreaming.....

 

[Erin~TheChickenLover]

I just put in sand!! Yay!

It's just play sand we got for $4 a bag, but it works!
Good luck with yours!

 

[jeanne25]

Thanks everyone for the input.
We got medium river sand; 2890lbs of it!! It took 3 loads in our little Ford Ranger, but we got it done, and it looks so nice. I can hardly wait to get the girls in their new home!
It's been a long time coming.
If I can figure out how to post pictures of the building of the "Coop DeBill" I will when we are all finished.
Thanks for all of the help here at BYC.
Jeanne