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Roger that. Yeah I'm enclosing the run in 1/2" hardware cloth and burying it down 1' below the ground. That's what I'll be working on today. We have all manner of chicken threats here. The only one I haven't seen yet are the skunks but I know they're around. My goal is to keep the predators out...

I agree on the ventilation. I installed hardware cloth under my eaves rather than plywood to help but I think I'm going to add a screened window in the back above the hen hatch and a ventilation fan on a thermostat. I'm just above Phoenix in Maricopa County so it's a little cooler than the city...

Ok, that's simple enough regarding the grit. Regarding the brooders, I might just start them out in the smaller brooder, and then move them to the bigger brooder as they grow; the bigger brooder may be large enough for all of them until they're ready t go out in the coop. So I might just reserve...

Excellent ideas! Especially the dust bath - that's a great idea. One quick question - do you get the chick grit at the feed store and how do you present it to them? About the only thing I know about grit is birds need it to grind up their food I believe in their gizzard. So do you put it in a...

Thanks much for the replies everyone. Lots of great info. I think I'm going to build a couple of mini-roosts in my brooder at various heights now. I didn't think much about it in the beginning but it sounds like it keeps them occupied and gives them exposure to what they'll encounter in their...

My first flock of chicks is due in around the first or second week of January, and I finished two brooders for them; one is a starter brooder for up to about two weeks old and the second brooder is much larger to house them until about 6 weeks when they'll move to the coop. As I was finishing...