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My headlamp has a red bulb option that's useful for that kind of situation.

This was my birthday present from my DH last year: https://www.amazon.com/Gorilla-Carts-GOR6PS-Heavy-Duty-Convertible/dp/B01BECQF6K?th=1 It's so much easier to move than our old garden cart and the dump function is great for moving pine straw to the coop and old bedding to the compost/garden.

Indeed. We had to have part of our yard re-graded after the house was installed because of the damage done between the previous owner's ill-judged work and the damage done by the septic installers piling dirt at the lower edge of the field. A contractor who really knows what he's doing when it...

It might work with enough organic material on top of it to react with the poop before the poop can wash down into the spaces between the rocks. Or it might end up forming a cement-like mixture with the poop down there. Different people have reported different experiences with the use of sand...

I'm not talking about using sand in the coop/run -- I think that has a LOT of disadvantages and no advantage that I can see. I use deep bedding/deep litter. :) I'm talking about my ground -- the area is known as the Sandhills for a very good reason. Back in the Miocene this was prime beach so...

This is where the sand I have instead of soil shines -- it's perfect conditions for the feather-footed breeds I love..

Coop boots! Mine are a pair of mens, rubber muck boots that I use for all messy/wet outdoor work. They slip off just inside the door. Lots and lots of dry organic material. Coarse wood chips -- the sort you get from at tree-trimming service -- are generally considered the gold standard for...

These are the days that I remind myself that I'm not carrying water in below-freezing weather.

Cleaning up poop. Which is why I used deep bedding and deep litter in order to minimize how often I have to deal with it.