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Our coop is nearing completion. I was going to trench the hardware cloth around the perimeter, but someone told me that putting it across the floor of the run is better. Her reasoning is that it keeps mice out as well as predators. She said to put a thick layer of gravel and sand on top of...

Thanks for your help and replies everyone. I still think of them as babies but I see that's not the case anymore. They were happy this morning and so am I! Now out to finish building their run :)

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Hi Everyone, New here, but have been reading posts a lot. We just moved our 7 week old chicks outside into their new home. It is an insulated 4' x 5' shed that I converted into a coop. We have 5 chicks. 2 Americana, 2 Speckled Sussex, 1 Barred Rock. They have been in the basement in a...