Anxious new chicken parent, coop was flooded!

[HuffleClaw]

Welcome to BYC!
Glad to have you here Wishing you the BEST of luck with your flock!

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC. Temporarily there is little that can be done other than moving to another coop or covering the ice with a THICK layer of straw.

 

[Kiki]

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[ChickNanny13]

Wonder if those "pellets" used for horse stalls would help with taking up the moisture? Then a pile of straw/shavings for a temporary fix & hopefully if you're able (when the weather allows) work on drainage or if possible relocate the coop? Sorry not more help.

 

[Rietta]

could a heat lamp be helpful, it may take the chill out of the egg laying area and give a little bit of light? I would cover the ice too with Hay or shavings. putting salt down the birds may peck at it? my coop flooded and most drained away, we topped the dirt in the coop with a thick layer of hay (used it in "books", the big chunks it breaks apart into when you cut the string) to keep the chickens from having wet feet. It worked, watched the hay closely for molding as I am in Texas and winter isn't too cold often. Good Luck.

 

[ChickNanny13]

Wouldn't the heat lamp with the moisture cause high humidity? Agree about not using salt as the chickens would probably peck at it. 2x watch for molding or mildew, keep mixing the bedding around.

 

[drumstick diva]

 

[rjohns39]

Hi and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us

 

[Animals45]

Welcome to backyard chickens so glad you joined the flock! Feel free to ask questions and answer questions! Hope you enjoy this site as much as we all do! Make yourself at home!!! I'm not really sure what to do but hope somebody can help you out.

 

[feathermaid]