Need Constructive Ideas I'm New to all this!

[6of6chicks]

Awesome ideas this little building my dad and I actually built twenty years ago when I was three and it is still in great condition the spaces look huge in this picture lol but I guess the light coming thru over exaggerated it cause they are maybe like as fourth of an inch but I will cover that just in case! Thanks for the tips just adding to it as I go this is my first rodeo with chickens ! Y'all are the ones with the experience and I'm more than appreciative for any and all advice! I using t bar and double chicken wire right now just as a base I guess you could say I plan to build a larger run around it with 2x4s and the hardware cloth then when complete take out the bars and chicken wire and wala! My rir pullets are still very young so I put them in there for little while to let them get use to it and exercise and play under my supervision then I return them to there temporary home in my baby pool I rigged inside screened in porch hey don't judge cause it works lol
Thank you for your support Benn a infantryman in the army for three years and still serving as a infantryman in the army national guard now!

As someone learning this the hard way - make sure you limit the amount of time their little feet touch the dirt. Gradually expose them over time. I thought I had followed everything to the letter for my girls as far as cocci exposure, but I had one chick who was weaker right off the bat and I'm paying for it now. 5 of my 8 wk old chicks are strong, healthy, chicken machines, lol. But the other is in sick bay with a full blow case of coccidiosis. That chick seemed to be doing fine in the coop & run, right up until a week of rain. A few days later, blood everywhere. I missed the early warning signs in the first week and, as a result, she couldn't handle exposure to dirt in the run the way the others could.

So just be careful and read up on coccidiosis and how to build up their resistance. There are two articles in the learning center that are really helpful.

And hey, no worries on the baby pool! I bet it's easy to clean! My chicks had a cardboard brooder. And not even a proper box - we're talking Cheerios boxes held together with duct tape, lol!

 

[HunterUSArmy]

I'm sorry to hear that 6of6 ! I'll definitely read up on it ! Mine was exposed for first time to the dirt in the coop for thirty min yesterday then back in the pool they went and yes I put sand in the pool so extremely easy to clean! Hey duct tape fixes anything lol

 

[HunterUSArmy]

 

[6of6chicks]

Awww...they're adorable!

That's a nice set-up - I might try that myself next time! Won't be long, though, before they start eyeing that rim and trying to fly their little butts up there, lol!

 

[HunterUSArmy]

Oh trust me they already have lol they like the sand and so do I for cleaning purposes not the greatest set up but works for me!