Good Morning,
I used to have 3 chickens. They were older, got them in 2018. They have all since passed away, unfortunately, but my husband and I were thinking of getting some chicks to start a new flock. Since it's colder out we thought we would use our dog kennel (wire type) and maybe add some cardboard to the sides to keep the warmth in. But what should we put down on the floor? The floor of the kennel is a plastic tray. I would think we wouldn't use hay, but what should we use? Thank you for any help you can give us. We have never had chicks before so it will be all new to us. We have 2 cats and a dog, so we would have to keep them in our basement until they were older and it was warmer outside. I'm also guessing before we put them in our coop, we should clean out the coop and put all new bedding and stuff in it?
Thanks!
I used to have 3 chickens. They were older, got them in 2018. They have all since passed away, unfortunately, but my husband and I were thinking of getting some chicks to start a new flock. Since it's colder out we thought we would use our dog kennel (wire type) and maybe add some cardboard to the sides to keep the warmth in. But what should we put down on the floor? The floor of the kennel is a plastic tray. I would think we wouldn't use hay, but what should we use? Thank you for any help you can give us. We have never had chicks before so it will be all new to us. We have 2 cats and a dog, so we would have to keep them in our basement until they were older and it was warmer outside. I'm also guessing before we put them in our coop, we should clean out the coop and put all new bedding and stuff in it?
Thanks!