Coop flooded

[Klwright1122]

We had floods here in SW Alabama the other day and my coop has a dirt floor but took on a lot of water and debris..there were about two feet of oak leaves and sticks and sandy dirt in the coop. I have hauled all the debris out and am back down to the damp earth. No standing water, just damp. It's pretty sandy dirt so it drains off quick..
My question is should I put DE on it or wait...also can I put some hay down on the floor or should I wait?
My goats and chickens have to share the same pen/shelter now because I lost fence in the goat pen. I'd like to give the goats something to bed down on instead of the cold dirt.
Any suggestion about the DE and hay would be appreciated .

 

[Messipaw]

Hi
So sorry this happened. I forgot to lower the coop windows and boom----everything is soaked. It sucks. I have a raised cook with flooring. I added DE, Sweet PDZ and Dry Stall to dry out what I had down. Then a layer of hay and more DE, Dry stall and PZD. Its still a humid mess here but at least they have clean and dry bedding.

If you can dry out the area as much as possible b4 adding new material that is always best.
Good luck.

 

[chfite]

You could give the goats some bedding, but be prepared to deal with the damp bedding. Otherwise, just let the soil dry. The damp soil won't hurt the chickens, provided they have somewhere to roost at night.

Chris