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  1. Crazychocolatedog

    Anyone use a concrete pad in run? Suggestions? Advice. Newbie

    Thank,you. I bought some the other day and put it in the brooder....which is in the office of our home. A few more weeks and outside they go!! Yay!! Not to mention I am allergic to them!
  2. Crazychocolatedog

    Anyone use a concrete pad in run? Suggestions? Advice. Newbie

    Thank you. I will remember the treats...always works for my husband too,...cookies , or Creme Brulee. Lol. I’m being fresh. But rewarding the birds for returning is a great idea. Thanks.
  3. Crazychocolatedog

    Anyone use a concrete pad in run? Suggestions? Advice. Newbie

    You know, the one thing I haven’t seen are weasels. I have heard fisher cats ...but no weasels. I ordered the 1/2 “x 1” wire, heavy gauge. It was tough to find! Thank you for the suggestion. I can’t wait to put the girls outside...brooding boxes in the house is a messy ordeal! People are...
  4. Crazychocolatedog

    Anyone use a concrete pad in run? Suggestions? Advice. Newbie

    I’m hoping that will work for me too. I’m glad it’s wotking for you. Gives me hope! Lol
  5. Crazychocolatedog

    Anyone use a concrete pad in run? Suggestions? Advice. Newbie

    My yard is bordered by hundreds of acres of wetland...foxes,hawks, raccoons, coyotes, feral cats and rats....you name it..it lurks out there. Thank you for the "late in the day suggestion". I will remember that when I finally get them out.
  6. Crazychocolatedog

    Anyone use a concrete pad in run? Suggestions? Advice. Newbie

    This was a concrete pad we installed 20 years ago for a kennel for our English Mastiffs. Its survived a long time without a crack. My husband really thinks this is the best idea...and I think Ill add straw onto, and then add all the grass clippings and leaves I can gather.
  7. Crazychocolatedog

    Anyone use a concrete pad in run? Suggestions? Advice. Newbie

    New England weather is amost never dry!lol. I might be able to remove part of the cement so they get a little dirt,...plus I’ll add dust baths...and let them out, if they are good girls and don’t run away. Do chickens run away if you let them loose for an hour or so, supervised? It’s scary...
  8. Crazychocolatedog

    Anyone use a concrete pad in run? Suggestions? Advice. Newbie

    In the winter, won’t it get soaking wet and freeze solid?
  9. Crazychocolatedog

    Anyone use a concrete pad in run? Suggestions? Advice. Newbie

    I’m going to use 1”wire mesh...hopefully the rats won’t fit. I can’t stant rats. I shoot them with my pellet gun.
  10. Crazychocolatedog

    Anyone use a concrete pad in run? Suggestions? Advice. Newbie

    good morning, We bought a cute chicken coop, and our 4 chicks are almost 4? weeks old. We’ve moved onto step 3, building the run. We thought by using this existing concrete pad would help keep things clean. Do any of you have a concrete pad? I assume I must put something over it to soften their...
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