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My family has had chickens for as long as I can remember which is about 20 years! Although one time we didn't have chickens for a while because they all died from old age, getting hit on the road, or from some critter sneaking in the coop before we could shut the door. But we got chickens again this past year because we missed farm fresh eggs and the silly antics of the chickens! But during the time when we didn't have chickens my sister who is older than me decided to turn the old chicken coop into a tack room for the horses! But before it was a chicken coop it was an old milk house so it has nice concrete floors and walls so no critters could dig up from underneath it. So anyways, as the chicks were growing up we kept them in a little trailer and we started renovating the old emu shed which hasn't been used in like 10 years. We insulated it with fiberglass and one dollar metal doors to cover the insulation, and put new plywood down for flooring with linoleum to cover it. And that took about a month and a half. Right after we put the chicks in the new coop I started digging all around the shed and placed heavy duty cooler racks in the holes so if something was trying to dig they would run into those. And they have a little chicken run, although I don't know if you could call it a run because it's just a fence that goes around the posts that hold up the awning. The chickens get to free range all 7 acres we have and are very friendly because I handled them a lot when they were chicks. But we have 1 white crested polish who is our only rooster, 1 dark Cornish, 1 white rock or white Orpington, 3 white rocks or white Orpington, 2 turkens, 2 black stars, 6 red stars. Although if you still are reading this what are your thoughts about straw vs. Sand as bedding?
Thank you for your patience with this long post!
- Becca
 
Greetings and welcome to BYC Becca! Gosh, with the experience you have, I should think you'd have the best idea about bedding for your situation... I personally like wood shavings best. Sand hold moisture until it evaporates, no absorbtion, and straw just gets too heavy, moldy, nasty for me. Anyway, So glad you joined us. There's a wealth of info, knowledge and experience shared in the multitude of threads. Browse around and see what interesting stuff you can find. By all means post away when the desire strikes you, especially if you have questions (provide as much detail/info as possible and pictures truly help)... With all the great folks here, generally someone will respond in no time at all. Please make yourself at home!

Hope you enjoy the site!
 
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Welcome aboard to BYC family gr8 people tons of information loads of fun enjoy shake your tail feathers
 
G’Day from down under Becca :frow Welcome!

I hope you enjoy being a BYC member. There are lots of friendly and very helpful folks here so not only is it overflowing with useful information it is also a great place to make friends and have some fun.

You might want to also Find Your State Thread and pop in and say hello.

BYC has Topic of the Week discussions which I have found to be a great resource, informative and sometimes entertaining; so definitely worth checking out. This one in particular may be of assistance with your straw v sand question:
Topic of the Week - Coop Bedding and Waste Management; Deep Litter Method etc.

If you would like to share Pictures and Stories of your flock, you have come to the right place. BYC’ers never tire of these and do not back away slowly or commence eye rolling when the photo album or home videos come out ;)
 
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Hi Becca, it's nice to have you here!

Bedding seems to be a personal preference...some like sand, others like straw, other people prefer something different. Choose whatever works best for you!

Thanks for joining us!
 

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