Yes, and yes. Cleaning out the coop is a dusty job, so I do wear a mask. That dust is icky stuff when you think about it. It contains chicken dander and dried, pulverized chicken poop. :sick
Total. Game. Changer! I would never be without one now.
Chickens poop a lot at night. All that poop...
This will work fine. They will get grit from the ground too.
The chickens will probably do plenty of stirring! I have a long handled small rake for pulling the shavings toward the door when I want to rake them out into the run. I do that once or twice a year.
Here's what I do. If I clean out...