ac3070
In the Brooder
- Apr 17, 2016
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Hi everyone,
Some of the questions I have feel so basic yet I can't seem to find the info I need. In the next few weeks we will be moving our four chicks to their outdoor home, a 4ftx8ft a-frame coop with run underneath. The run currently has a hardware cloth floor but I am wondering the following:
1) will walking around on all that wire hurt their feet?
2) how often will we need to clean out the run? One of us thinks never and the other thinks that since they won't be able to scratch their droppings into the ground, some cleanup will be necessary.
3) should we go "bottomless?" We are in Vermont where the wildlife abounds, but the hens will be closed into the "loft" (coop) at night. Not sure how much digging will be a problem during daytime hours.
Please help my brain figure out the final details! Thank you!
Some of the questions I have feel so basic yet I can't seem to find the info I need. In the next few weeks we will be moving our four chicks to their outdoor home, a 4ftx8ft a-frame coop with run underneath. The run currently has a hardware cloth floor but I am wondering the following:
1) will walking around on all that wire hurt their feet?
2) how often will we need to clean out the run? One of us thinks never and the other thinks that since they won't be able to scratch their droppings into the ground, some cleanup will be necessary.
3) should we go "bottomless?" We are in Vermont where the wildlife abounds, but the hens will be closed into the "loft" (coop) at night. Not sure how much digging will be a problem during daytime hours.
Please help my brain figure out the final details! Thank you!
