What kind of sand is needed for poop boards?

It's a fairly fine consistency and I use a kitty litter scoop together with a wide flexible grout spreader type tool with no problems.
I get the big bag (25lbs I think offhand) from the horse department as it is cheaper than the small one they sell for chickens :)
How big is your poop board? Just trying to determine how much I need to buy. Thanks!
 
Great! Is there very much difference in the powder vs granule PDZ?
Definitely get the granular, it's much less dusty.
I only put less than a quarter inch and sift it all daily, take 10 minutes, using a short handled hoe and a mesh organizer basket.
See links below.

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Here's some posts about it, they're kind of old, but changes are noted.
...and the threads these posts are in has a ton of examples of poop boards.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...s-poop-pictures.621363/page-111#post-13179595
Updates:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...s-poop-pictures.621363/page-178#post-18966048

https://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/1/...ch-x-9-inch-mesh-drawer-organizer-silver.html
 
Definitely get the granular, it's much less dusty.
I only put less than a quarter inch and sift it all daily, take 10 minutes, using a short handled hoe and a mesh organizer basket.
See links below.

full


Here's some posts about it, they're kind of old, but changes are noted.
...and the threads these posts are in has a ton of examples of poop boards.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...s-poop-pictures.621363/page-111#post-13179595
Updates:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...s-poop-pictures.621363/page-178#post-18966048

https://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/1/...ch-x-9-inch-mesh-drawer-organizer-silver.html
Thanks! Just got the last bag at Tractor Supply!
 
How big is your poop board? Just trying to determine how much I need to buy. Thanks!

aart covered all your questions well :) glad to see you managed to get some!
My poop board is 16.5' long by 20" deep and I do much like aart on a daily basis, it is so easy to do and much less backbreaking than searching around under the roosts in the shavings as I did before I had the poop boards lol!
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aart covered all your questions well :) glad to see you managed to get some!
My poop board is 16.5' long by 20" deep and I do much like aart on a daily basis, it is so easy to do and much less backbreaking than searching around under the roosts in the shavings as I did before I had the poop boards lol!
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Thanks for the reply!
 

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