Can i still get chickens? My yard floods basically everytime it rains because of how low it is. what would I do with them while it floods?

[dawg53]

I never said "up on wire".. that could cause bumble foot. I see no reason why you cant just build up and out with plywood for the floor of the run, instead of grass.

My birds have never had bumblefoot up on wire!

 

[chickentrains]

I would see how constantly having a chicken on wire would cause bumblefoot, or at least discomfort.

 

[dawg53]

I would see how constantly having a chicken on wire would cause bumblefoot, or at least discomfort.

Try it, see for yourself. Been there , done that LOL.
I've had birds get bumblefoot simply by free ranging or by burrs on roosts. Have you done bumblefoot surgery?

 

[chickentrains]

No, I haven't. I'm sure there are plenty of ways to get bumble foot. One of the biggest causes though, is wire flooring. I'm sure many others can agree.

 

[rebeccaH86]

I personally would probably get a few wood pallets put together to the size of the run you want and build the coop attached to it and have everything off ground on legs sorry I'm so not great at explaining things lol but I did make a quick sketch to kind of give a visual to my thoughts .

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

I live in Texas and my yard is the lowest yard in the neighborhood, So when it rains (even if very little) everyone’s water comes into our yard. And my mother said I could get chickens but the only thing holding my dad back from saying yes is our yard floods so easily. anyone have any ideas?

Dig a trench. Start out by digging a small hole all around where the water is entering. (This might have to be all around your property depending.) You're looking to create a river. Then draft it out of your yard or into a homemade pond. I talked to someone awhile back who had a similar issue. He made a river and had it flow right through his bird's yard so his ducks could play in it and his chickens could drink from it.
Something else. I have a similar issue of flooding around my barn. This was an issue for my goats and geese because it'd flood feet deep in their stall. So, I built up their stall with compost (hay and shavings. Shavings absorbs water.) Then, their yard. The flooding also caused sink holes and mosquitoes. So, I used that area as a compost pile of shavings. Every time I clean a coop, it goes there and is evenly speared across. This has helped a lot for me.
Also, Wheeping Willows are known for helping with flooding. There is also other plants that are helpful too. Like certain flowers and ferns.

 

[ChookieG]

Forget chickens and get ducks.

Yeah I agree! After my chooks have exhausted their laying capacity I'm planning to get ducks. They're much hardier - less susceptible to diseases, can withstand harsher temperature fluctuations, eggs are larger, tastier and more nutritious, drakes are quieter than roos, and adorable. The only major issue I've read is their poo which apparently can be horrendously smelly, wet and mushy, and constant - ducks poop like there's no tomorrow. As you already have a natural waterway for them just let the floodwaters wash away their poo! Or just get out a ton of buckets during the flood and scoop all that nutritious goop for your plants!

Of cos this is just my personal opinion and I have no intentions of offending anyone.