New Chicken Mom in NC

[007Sean]

Howdy, Charlene and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[Debbie292d]

Hiya, Charlene, and welcome to BYC!!

 

[N F C]

Hi Charlene, congrats on getting a flock!

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello Charlene and welcome to BYC!

Congrats on getting this chicken adventure started! If you have any questions about anything along the way, be sure to ask.

Welcome to our community!

 

[janiedoe]

Welcome to BYC, Charlene!

 

[muddy75]

Welcome to BYC!

 

[Tookie]

Hello! Welcome!

 

[sourland]

Good morning, Charlene, and welcome to BYC. Good luck with your flock.

 

[atisa01]

Welcome neighbor to the north. Since you are starting with a small flock, I am assuming you don't want to take any chances with predators, I would raise the coop floor at least 18-24 inches and have a solid floor and use dirt with pine pellets (no chemicals), in the run. I would also have 1/2 inch hardware cloth for the walls and top of the run, with a predator apron.

Thank you for that information. I have my coop 2 feet off the ground. As soon as the rain stops I’ll be adding my 1/2” hardware cloth on the run walls and a two foot predator apron around the entire area. I also have a cover to put over the top of the run… over the hardware cloth. The coop does have a solid floor and plenty of ventilation. I have been lurking these forums for a few months to learn before I got my chicks. Thanks to all of you nice folks I feel better about this first set.

 

[atisa01]

Glad you didn't wait forever, welcome!

Thank you. Reading these forums for the past couple of months made me feel a little more confident and helped me take the plunge.