- Feb 27, 2012
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I have almost completed my chicken coop but I have a couple of questions. Please forgive my ignorance if my questions sound dumb, Im a newbie 
1. why do some people have a chain on their feeders? Can you just have it sitting on the floor or do you have to put it on chains?
2. what to put on the floor? I have lined the inside with linoleum but I have heard that sand works good? But also some people say shavings or hay? Im confused as to what works best? Which is the easiest to clean and how often do you clean it?
3. The door for them to go out into the run...if it is not automatic what time do you have to open the door each morning?
4. What should be placed in the run? They will be in it most of the day while I am at work but will allow some free ranging when I get home.
5. Is a door outside necessary in order to collect eggs? or if I have the nesting boxes inside the coop can I just go in and collect? and is it true not to put out nesting boxes til they are closer in age to start producing eggs?
Whew Im sorry for the all the questions but any feed back would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

1. why do some people have a chain on their feeders? Can you just have it sitting on the floor or do you have to put it on chains?
2. what to put on the floor? I have lined the inside with linoleum but I have heard that sand works good? But also some people say shavings or hay? Im confused as to what works best? Which is the easiest to clean and how often do you clean it?
3. The door for them to go out into the run...if it is not automatic what time do you have to open the door each morning?
4. What should be placed in the run? They will be in it most of the day while I am at work but will allow some free ranging when I get home.
5. Is a door outside necessary in order to collect eggs? or if I have the nesting boxes inside the coop can I just go in and collect? and is it true not to put out nesting boxes til they are closer in age to start producing eggs?
Whew Im sorry for the all the questions but any feed back would be greatly appreciated.
