Hello from a new member...

[Ann With A Plan]

Thank you. I like spending time with them.

Hi Ann, welcome to BYC! We're so happy you joined us! Your little fluffy babies are too adorable, thank you for sharing the photos!

 

[Madhouse Pullet]

Hello and [belated] welcome!! I am glad you've joined I like your coop and your chicks inside the tin are so adorable!

 

[Ann With A Plan]

Thanks. You should've seen them, they were so funny I took some videos of them. Oh, I just remembered I posted it on my YouTube channel (not much there haha).

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Hello and [belated] welcome!! I am glad you've joined I like your coop and your chicks inside the tin are so adorable!

 

[drumstick diva]

If the old sandbox turtles are still available for kids, they are are great for chickens. You can put the top on during inclement weather and/or to keep cats from using as their personal toilet.

 

[Ann With A Plan]

Thanks. I have since changed it out. Am using an old (thick plastic) produce box that I use for container gardening. It's sturdy and higher as well, and could put more in it.

If the old sandbox turtles are still available for kids, they are are great for chickens. You can put the top on during inclement weather and/or to keep cats from using as their personal toilet.

 

[Madhouse Pullet]

That video is awesome. What did you use to make the sand bath?

 

[Ann With A Plan]

That video is awesome. What did you use to make the sand bath?

Thanks. The one in the video was made with wood ash and soil. When I changed to the black box I added more soil and a little D.E. Will have to get some more ashes because they kicked a lot of it out when it was in the tin pan.

 

[Madhouse Pullet]

Thanks. The one in the video was made with wood ash and soil. When I changed to the black box I added more soil and a little D.E. Will have to get some more ashes because they kicked a lot of it out when it was in the tin pan.

Did you get everything from Home Depot? I'm thinking of trying it out

 

[Ann With A Plan]

Did you get everything from Home Depot? I'm thinking of trying it out

No, I had the boxes for years for my garden. The ashes I got from my daughter's fire pit. The D.E. (food grade) I got a few years ago from Amazon. I just got a 10 lb bag of it from my local discount store for $9.! The soil (on sale at Lowes) I mixed up by sifting all the sticks and other large chunks out with 1/2" hardware cloth over a bucket.

 

[Ann With A Plan]

Did you get everything from Home Depot? I'm thinking of trying it out

And I got the white beach sand from a local landscaping company. $3.50 for a 5 gal bucket full.