So much info here thanks to all who answered... Got a prob with chick now w crop issue... So had to quick make isolation brooder for treatment and recovery as well as argue w do about why chicks can't get too cold
we ended up building the deck and using cement pylons....pardon the spelling and puttng 4x4 treated to additionally support the attachment to the cement patio messup they did....our next big question is .....where to place a feed water center...since precision coop doesnt provide much...
looks like what happened to mine before we had thought to secure it ....chicks are needing to get out of brooder....have feathers acclimated to 75 right now...but getting feisty and flighty....we ended up extending a 2/4 wooden patio secured to our previous owners screwed up patio..secured with...