- Aug 22, 2013
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Hi All! My husband and I are new to this...he is in the process of building a coop in our backyard. I am very excited about having the chickens but am a little skeptical on the coop! It was done on a semi-whim when I was out of town. I just went out to see how it was going and am questioning a few things....
1. What type of flooring should be in the house they will go in at night...according to him they will just sleep on the box where they will lay the eggs and he is going to put chicken wire down in the other area (this is off the ground about 3ft).
2. The house is fully enclosed with a door to let them out in the fenced area during the day and the lid to get into the box where he is hoping to have them lay the eggs. We live in south Florida and I afraid we might end up with cooked chickens in the morning if we dont have any openings in the house or am I wrong?
3. Where would one get hens that are of the laying egg age!? I dont think he has looked into that part yet either!
We will start with that!
Thanks for all of the input!!
-Kristen
1. What type of flooring should be in the house they will go in at night...according to him they will just sleep on the box where they will lay the eggs and he is going to put chicken wire down in the other area (this is off the ground about 3ft).
2. The house is fully enclosed with a door to let them out in the fenced area during the day and the lid to get into the box where he is hoping to have them lay the eggs. We live in south Florida and I afraid we might end up with cooked chickens in the morning if we dont have any openings in the house or am I wrong?
3. Where would one get hens that are of the laying egg age!? I dont think he has looked into that part yet either!
We will start with that!
Thanks for all of the input!!
-Kristen