sand as bedding

Hi! I am considering getting sand for my ducks house. The only thing I am worried about is in the winter with the heater. Will the heater heat up the sand and cause it to burn them? If anyone has had experience with using sand for their house in the winter please let me know!! I want them to be...

I was set on using sand in my coop and run based on advantages I had read about and the “Chicken Chick” and others recommendations. Now I am questioning it after reading an article in how it should never be used. I might be overthinking but now I am not sure what to use! I live in a residential...

Question for you guys. I have a roughly 6x8 ft (floor space, they've got some roosting rods and they're nesting nooks as well raised from the floor in the coop) raised coop for my 19 strong flock of 6-7 week old chicks, and I'm currently using Pine Shavings inside of it. I live in North-Western...

We have a small set up for 4 chickens. This is our first winter with them. Raised coop and it secures at night. Ventilation goes up through the roof slats as the roof simply sits on top so air flows up. We had pine shavings on the floor of the coop but suspected one was eating them and getting...

So i have put sand in my duck house and it had really helped until it rained… it rained non stop here for 7 days and the water is stagnant in there coop now, i noticed that it didnt hurt it as bad when it just rained for a day the ground was able to soak up the water and it was fine but in the...

What sand can I use for bedding? I know you can't use play sand, but all I have access to are tractor supply, Home depot, Lowes, and ace. Do I get medium sand commercial grade sand? Or Washed All Purpose sand? Multi purpose sand? Any help would be much appreciated Thanks!!

I have a few queries about using sand as bedding in the coop I have in progress. A bit of background information, and then we'll get into my questions. I plan on keeping 5-10 Silkie adults in this coop. The number will probably not rise above 6 but there's square footage enough for 10. They...

Hi friends. I am super allergic to hay, have been my whole life. I have an 8x12 Barn, which is raised off the ground I am building for a chicken coop. They will have a separate run. This question is just for the barn floor. Any suggestions as to what to use on the floor? I really want to use...

I am thinking about building a bantam house next year and was going to try some new things with it since it will be smaller(I don't plan on getting many). My basic design that I'm tossing around is frame of pallets (we have tons) covered with painted plywood with a floor and just sit it on the...

I am using sand in my run and coop, do I still need to provide grit? There are fairly large pieces of rock in the sand I am using. Picture of one of my girls just because 😍

So we decided build a whole new coop for our 3 pullets. I really needed one that I could walk in to and clean without bending and wincing. Getting old perhaps. Hubby has of course over engineered it. It’s a tractor but very heavy so not sure how much I will move it. It is pretty simple but...

I was wanting to use sand in the bottom of my coop and wasn’t sure if this was too fine to use. This is just local sand by the creek near my home.

I have been thoroughly convinced to try sand for coop bedding! I contacted a local quarry and inquired about coarse sand/river sand. They said they only have limestone products and could offer crushed limestone. Is limestone fine or does it need to be silica sand? I can’t seem to find the answer...

Our chicken run has been a mud pit for days. We had major storms for a week straight. It’s so wet and muddy, and we have a roof on top so it’s shaded pretty much the entire day. We live in northern MN so our weather is not going to be getting very warm anymore, so it definitely will not dry out...

Hello Friends, I live in Upstate NY where winter temps can drop below zero for stretches of time (and of course wind chill). I am considering changing from shavings/chips to sand on the floor of both of the chicken coop; for hygienic reasons (easier to clean?). If you have switched to sand...

My 5 month old silkies and satins will sit in our coop even on hot days (we are in pacific north west valley so our hottest day is upper 90s) but the coop gets pretty hot compared to the outside temps. Over 100 when the outside reaches mid 80s. I’ll catch them panting! Are they really not that...

Hi! I’m new to chickens but after dreaming about getting them for 4 years and obsessing for 4 months, my sweet hubby finally gave in! He built my dream coop and run. We have a 3 and 4 year old girls ready to love on our 4 Silkies and 4 Satins (two of which are frizzled) who are 5 months old. We...

So I started with Pine Shavings in the brooder for my 8 chicks, but I was having a huge issue with them tracking cecal poops everywhere, regardless of how many times I was cleaning the brooder. I finally had enough when I had to bathe one of my poor EEs covered in poop. :( So now they have...

Much debate about sand versus pine shavings. I'm pretty set on sand after reading about it. My questions are; for those of you who use sand as coop litter, do you prefer to have it hauled in by the truckload from your local supplier or have you found it easier/better to use bagged? And I've seen...