Is it a mistake to add sand?

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Is it a mistake to add sand?
« on: January 08, 2012, 18:46 »
Hi all,

My coop is muck bottom, and it has quite healthy soil, I constantly turn it over to re-fresh the soil as no water/rain can get to it thus keeping my chooks warm & dry all year round.

My chooks normally dust bath in the soil quite happily but today I have purchased a bag on playing sand and added into the coop bottom/muck ......
(thinking this will be better for dust bath for them)

what do you think?????
X2 Black Rock's
                         = 4 FRESH EGGS EVERYDAY!!!
X2 Warren's

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Re: Is it a mistake to add sand?
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2012, 20:32 »
yes it should be ok but you may find they prefer the muck  :D

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Re: Is it a mistake to add sand?
« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2012, 20:36 »
I've done the same a few times, they enjoy mixing it all together.  :)

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Re: Is it a mistake to add sand?
« Reply #3 on: January 09, 2012, 18:19 »
cool, thanks.... thats what i thought :)


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