Can I raise chicks in this?

[babffel]

It is nicer than my first apartment.

it was really cheap. We had every thing already laying around from previous projects.... now I just need chicks to fill it with/....

 

[felidaet]

You can watch Craigs list for cheap or free used windows. I got mine free that way.

 

[babffel]

i have one in my old house we are going to take out of the bathroom as soon as I can get my dad to do it....

 

[AHDCST]

it looks nice and welcome to the flock by the way! What kind of chicks are you getting? You have joined the perfect site for info and advice. Hope you enjoy the site and your chicks!

 

[babffel]

Silkie chicks and maybe some other kinds of bantoms..

it looks nice and welcome to the flock by the way! What kind of chicks are you getting? You have joined the perfect site for info and advice. Hope you enjoy the site and your chicks!

 

[Zootopia]

Very nice work, I like the color too. I agree a window would be nice and a vent. What is your weather right now. It is already in the 70's here but if you are still in cold stuff, you will need to make sure there are absolutely no drafts on young chicks. Once they are fully feathered they should be fine. The flooring will make it so much easier to clean, good job.

 

[babffel]

any advice on how to raise silkies. I am going to go to tracter supply and get some next week and maybe some other kinds of bantams?? so any advice would be apperciated....... should I add marbles into there waterer, should I hook the lamp up a day before I get them to get it to the temp it needs to be???

 

[jecombs]

I'm new at this too... love your coop! You might want to turn the lamp on a few days before you get the chicks, just to make sure you can get the temp up to where it should be and keep it there, especially when it gets cold at night.

You might try adding a vent to the top of the coop. It's my understanding that chickens produce a lot of moisture with their breathing which must be vented out of the coop, especially in the winter, or they will having problems with frost bite on their combs.

 

[stcroixusvi]

Looks like you have an inch or 2 gap on one side, so to get some ventilation, put some hardware cloth over the vent - keep out predators. Also, if you can add a window, then do so. We have lots of windows - chickens need light to lay eggs. In the dead of winter when it's cold, we do not have to be in such a hurry to let them out because the light pours into our coop. Also, rainy days, they do not want to leave the coop, but still get light, again, necessary for producing eggs.