- Jan 6, 2011
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The sand dehydrates it and the rain washed it away. Plus the birds can turn it over themselves. I have a completely poop free run in the winter - really! It totally disappears. Now, I only have half the chickens you do, and summer is a whole other story without all the rain, but that goes for whatever you put down without the rains to wash it away. I use a garden rake inside the covered run and it filters the poop out of there in about one minute. In the uncovered area, I do nothing. I have a combo of bark chips and sand...Here's a visual...
I've also tried bags of ponderosa pine needles, but they get dirtier than the sand. It does help create a "netting" over the mud if you get enough and they love to spread it around. The sand is so much better though.
I've also tried bags of ponderosa pine needles, but they get dirtier than the sand. It does help create a "netting" over the mud if you get enough and they love to spread it around. The sand is so much better though.
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