- May 28, 2013
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Hi all,
We are new to building a chicken coop. I am planning on using the lower level of our kid's playset, but my husband and I are having difficulty deciding how to do this. The biggest sticking point is the wood floor on the play set:
I want to remove it so the chickens can scratch around in the dirt but my husband doesn't want to remove it (he said it took a lot of work to put it in and doesn't want to remove it). My initial compromise was to perhaps cover the wood boards in vinyl (or laminate flooring) and cover it in hay. However a friend of mine said the chickens would peck at the vinyl and ingest it. Also, my friend said the wood flooring would make the coop more prone to smelling.
So my question for all the chicken gurus out there is what do you think? Can we leave the wood flooring or does it have to go. (I also plan on building a run that will protrude from the side of the structure).
Thanks!
Amy
We are new to building a chicken coop. I am planning on using the lower level of our kid's playset, but my husband and I are having difficulty deciding how to do this. The biggest sticking point is the wood floor on the play set:
I want to remove it so the chickens can scratch around in the dirt but my husband doesn't want to remove it (he said it took a lot of work to put it in and doesn't want to remove it). My initial compromise was to perhaps cover the wood boards in vinyl (or laminate flooring) and cover it in hay. However a friend of mine said the chickens would peck at the vinyl and ingest it. Also, my friend said the wood flooring would make the coop more prone to smelling.
So my question for all the chicken gurus out there is what do you think? Can we leave the wood flooring or does it have to go. (I also plan on building a run that will protrude from the side of the structure).
Thanks!
Amy