Two Tons of Sand

[newchick13]

I thought about having sand delivered, but that would mean I'd have to shovel it into the coop myself. I picked up 6 bags of sand (just enough to cover the coop floor) at Home Depot. It was easier to carry each 50 lb bag to the coop and dump it in.

 

[kuntrygirl]

What kind of sand is it? I have purchased "washed sand" before.

 

[JoieD]

They offered 2 kinds at the quarry. One they called masons sand and when I opened the sample jar it was kind of dusty and fine. The other they called asphalt sand and that is what I bought. I don't think any of it was washed, except from the rain.

 

[2DogsFarm]

Someone on here suggested getting those tubes of sand they sell to weight a truckbed.
I checked & Home Depot sells a 60# tube for $3.47

Cheaper than the bagged sand, and if it has some gravel & rocks mixed in that's only more grit for the chickens.

Right now I have a heavy duty tarp laid in about 1/2 my fenced yard with about 1" of stonedust over that. I used landscape pins to hold the tarp in place.
The chickens are fine with that and have to walk over the tarp to get into & out of the coop into the yard.

This weekend I'll pick up the tubes of sand and dump them over the stonedust.

No more muddy feet! No more muddy eggs!