I'm glad you asked this question! I was just logging on to ask the same question. I have 8 hens and 7 are laying. I've been waiting for the 8th hen to lay. For the last week, the 8th hen started laying, but she's laid 5 completely shell-less eggs. I'm talking about perfectly beautiful egg yolks...
Our floors in the current garden shed (soon-to-be chicken coop) are original and in great shape. They're about 55 years old, not pitted or cracked at all. Since they're already concrete and in phenomenal shape, we're leaving them that way for now since we have so much to do to get the coop ready...
Our concrete floors are from the original owner (about 55 years old and in great shape, with a broom finish). After reading what everyone is saying and some of the previous articles, my husband is going to give it a "smooth" finish to make it easier to clean. We'll try that for now. Thanks...
Thank you! I'm a tad (okay...WAAAAYYYYY more than a "tad") overwhelmed, but having a lot of fun at the same time and I'm absolutely committed to NOT reinventing the wheel when I have questions! :) Lana
Thank you sooooo much! What a great video to explain it all! Honestly, I can't remember what I googled, but I'm glad that I found this forum....we have a steep learning curve, but it's an incredibly fun journey. Thank you for your help!
Lana
I apologize in advance...I think that I previously posted my questions in the wrong section of this forum....I'm new to this forum. :)
Good Morning!!! We're raising eight new laying chicks. My husband is converting an old garden shed into a chicken coop and we have a TON of questions. Here we...
Good Morning!!!! Hello! We're new to this forum and are raising eight new laying chicks. My husband is converting an old garden shed into a chicken coop and we have a TON of questions. Here we go....
a) Should the concrete floors be "broom finished" or "smooth finished?"
b) Should we put...
Howard,
This is my first time on this forum. I raised chicks as a child, but things are so different now! My husband and I recently purchased 8 chicks and we live in Washington State. We're converting an old garden shed with concrete floors into an incredible chicken coop. We keep going back...