Does my coop need a floor?

[xapikleia]

Sorry for asking ten thousand questions today! I still feel soooo lost with all of this.

My coop is on the ground; do I need to have an official floor, or can it just be the earth?

 

[moduckman]

Mine has a dirt floor, less stuff for mice to hide in. I do keep bedding down for easier poo cleanup.

 

[TXmom]

I'm in the process of building my coop and we'll just have an earth floor...we'll be using the deep-litter method which starts the composting process while still in the coop. There are some good threads about that if you do a search. I think some people use a bare dirt floor and don't use litter at all.

 

[Mahonri]

Mine has a floor with linoleum.

That way I can sweep and mop it every week.

My run is a mess though and boys today were saying it's time to rake it out and put in some sand.

Deep litter method works, but it can get stinky and it's a mess to clean up, when it comes time.

 

[CoyoteMagic]

Mine sets right one the ground. There is a 2ft skirt of wire all the way around to prevent burrowing animals from getting in. I cover it with pine bedding which I shovel out twice a year.

 

[clayhill]

Dirt floors are ok if nothing can dig in under the coop. I have a concrete floor and love it, but growing up we had a dirt floor. To tell the truth, we didn't even have a door that closed. I only remember losing 1 hen and that was lost to our own hound!