Chicken run floor
I have a flock of about 30 chickens. They have about an acre and a half of fenced in (like Fort Knox!) area to range all day with access to lots of shade as well as pasture, and they also have a large coop and run to get out of the rain. I have had coarse sand in my chicken run and in the coop part where they sleep for over a year and I have loved it. But my drainage is not the best. So now it has become concrete underneath and it smells bad. We are working on the drainage issue. And I hate to give up the sand because it’s so easy to scoop the poop. But I’m debating digging the whole thing out down two or 3 inches to get rid of all the bacteria, and then adding a very thick layer of hardwood mulch, natural, and undyed, of course. I don’t want to do pine shavings with our water issue. Any thoughts? And BTW I am in deep south George where we have extreme weather. Right now it’s boiling hot and dry, and two weeks ago we were flooding. I would appreciate any kind feedback 😘