Using sand in chicken coop

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When I first started looking into whether or not I should use sand for my coop, I found these two opinions: Sand is the best bedding out there, and you are making a huge mistake if you use anything else for your chickens Sand is the worst bedding out there, and you are a monster if you use it

Chickens & Gardening • Lyndsey Gaskins on Instagram: "Hey friends! I compiled everyone’s questions from the first sand video and answered them below. 👉Comment “shovel” for a link to this awesome sand shovel! •The most important thing to know when you’re buying sand for your coop is that it needs to be real coarse and gritty. If your sand is too fine, it can cause respiratory issues for your chickens. •If you can’t find something coarse like washed construction sand at your nearby home…

Chickens & Gardening • Lyndsey Gaskins on Instagram: "PART 2 JUST POSTED 👏 Check it out in my feed. Here’s why I love sand in my coop: •It is extremely easy to clean - Rake, sift, dump! (Shovel is linked in my profile under Amazon faves) •It keeps your hens clean - It’s a natural dust bath. •Sand lasts forever - You never have to clean out old sand, just add a little here and there as it depletes. •It’s affordable - Most construction companies will drop off loads of sand for a…

I did a fair amount of research before building our chicken coop. I wanted to try to correct mistakes that others made and benefit from this amazing world of sharing that we have. Good news is – I did benefit greatly! One of the BEST decisions that we made based off of research and testimonials […]

When I first started looking into whether or not I should use sand for my coop, I found these two opinions: Sand is the best bedding out there, and you are making a huge mistake if you use anything else for your chickens Sand is the worst bedding out there, and you are a monster if you use it

For the first two years of my chickening adventures, I used pine shavings as litter inside the coop primarily because they were a common recommendation that ...

Different types of chicken bedding have different uses in the coop. Using sand in the coop is something you either love or hate. Why opinions are so strong

Kathy, The Chicken Chick®️ on Instagram: "Work SMARTER, not HARDER at keeping chickens healthy & managing waste! 👉🏻Nothing performs litter’s job better or is easier to maintain than SAND! 👉🏻Periodic roto-tilling keeps high traffic areas mobile & smelling like a freshly raked garden! 👉🏻Recommend by poultry veterinarians, sand is the most effective poultry litter option! 👉🏻Get the details about sand in this article on my website! 👉🏻 http://bit.ly/2QNxsZJ 👉🏻The solution to so many…

𝐆𝐢𝐧𝐚 | 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 on Instagram: "I would have to say the number one question I get in my DM’s is what type of sand I use in my chicken coop and run. BTW the hate mail I received after posting about using sand in my coop was disturbing to say the least😩 Let me go on record to say that the sand I use is “riverbank” sand and not the bag sand you can purchase at big box stores. The sand is a medium to coarse grade sand and it contains multiple sizes of particles including…