Newbie getting ready for chickens

[ChicksforZ]

Building coop inside of the new barn- it will be 10 x 12. It will have a cement floor. What do I out on the cement? Next box.
Inside coop leads to covered run. 6 x 18. Also cement floor. Again what do I put on the floor.
Outside run opens to fenced area around 3/4 of the barn. The outside area will be shared by the Nigerian Dwarf goats and Steele- our Great Pyrenees.

Do I put food and water in both the inside coop and the run.
Outside area will have grass and building grow boxes for special food growth and dust bath box.
What food is a favorite?

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

Welcome to byc!! Glad you could join the Flock! Let me know if you need anything!

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

Building coop inside of the new barn- it will be 10 x 12. It will have a cement floor. What do I out on the cement? Next box.
Inside coop leads to covered run. 6 x 18. Also cement floor. Again what do I put on the floor.
Outside run opens to fenced area around 3/4 of the barn. The outside area will be shared by the Nigerian Dwarf goats and Steele- our Great Pyrenees.

Do I put food and water in both the inside coop and the run.
Outside area will have grass and building grow boxes for special food growth and dust bath box.
What food is a favorite?

must the run have a concrete floor? The area sounds great! I don't think it is necessary to put food and water in both the coop and run. Layer pellet is good for hens! Or all flock pellet for all!

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Welcome!
Always nice to see someone putting so much thought into their build!
For the coop and enclosed run, I would suggest bedding deeply with something to give good shock absorption due to the cement underneath. I would suggest reading up on "the deep litter method" as it provides the shock absorption and really minimizes upkeep. I dont have cement to contend with, but use deep bedding in my coop and deep litter in my run.
Because you have pesky Nigerians to contend with, keeping them away from/out of the feed needs to be a priority (they live to get into it, but it can be deadly for them). For this reason, I would be tempted to say keep the feed in the absolute least accessible place, which is likely the coop. My sisters fat little goats squeeze through an amazingly small "door" hole in the run door (it is less than one foot square)at her pmace....and are very crafty about running in behind you if you open the people door (ninjas appear out of nowhere). I would also use a feeder that is most goat resistant (let's be honest, NOTHING is goat proof....dont get the wrong idea, I love goats, but they are impossible). I would suggest a "no waste feeder" which is 90 degree PVC elbows going down into a closed space (I'll post a pic) with a good LOCKING lid anchored to prevent them butting it over (I type from experience, lol).
Feed...again, I like to keep my life simple. I frequently have very young birds in my flock so layer feed is not appropriate... it is likewise not appropriate for males or hens not actively laying eggs. I feed a non medicated, 20%protein, non-calcium enriched crumble....grower, starter, all flock, flock raiser, etc....at all times to all my birds from hatch to death and provide free choice oyster shell separately for the laying hens to take as needed

(note, books were to maintain space beneath during building)
My oyster shell dispenser

 

[Mybackyardpeepers]

Building coop inside of the new barn- it will be 10 x 12. It will have a cement floor. What do I out on the cement? Next box.
Inside coop leads to covered run. 6 x 18. Also cement floor. Again what do I put on the floor.
Outside run opens to fenced area around 3/4 of the barn. The outside area will be shared by the Nigerian Dwarf goats and Steele- our Great Pyrenees.

Do I put food and water in both the inside coop and the run.
Outside area will have grass and building grow boxes for special food growth and dust bath box.
What food is a favorite?

Welcome!!! It's a great place here, very informative.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Welcome!
Always nice to see someone putting so much thought into their build!
For the coop and enclosed run, I would suggest bedding deeply with something to give good shock absorption due to the cement underneath. I would suggest reading up on "the deep litter method" as it provides the shock absorption and really minimizes upkeep. I dont have cement to contend with, but use deep bedding in my coop and deep litter in my run.
Because you have pesky Nigerians to contend with, keeping them away from/out of the feed needs to be a priority (they live to get into it, but it can be deadly for them). For this reason, I would be tempted to say keep the feed in the absolute least accessible place, which is likely the coop. My sisters fat little goats squeeze through an amazingly small "door" hole in the run door (it is less than one foot square)at her pmace....and are very crafty about running in behind you if you open the people door (ninjas appear out of nowhere). I would also use a feeder that is most goat resistant (let's be honest, NOTHING is goat proof....dont get the wrong idea, I love goats, but they are impossible). I would suggest a "no waste feeder" which is 90 degree PVC elbows going down into a closed space (I'll post a pic) with a good LOCKING lid anchored to prevent them butting it over (I type from experience, lol).
Feed...again, I like to keep my life simple. I frequently have very young birds in my flock so layer feed is not appropriate... it is likewise not appropriate for males or hens not actively laying eggs. I feed a non medicated, 20%protein, non-calcium enriched crumble....grower, starter, all flock, flock raiser, etc....at all times to all my birds from hatch to death and provide free choice oyster shell separately for the laying hens to take as needed
View attachment 1726501 View attachment 1726502(note, books were to maintain space beneath during building)
My oyster shell dispenser
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I should point out, that the feeder shown here is not what I would consider sufficiently goat resistant. This particular type of lid does not lock securely enough to prevent a goat from knocking it off. They do make totes similar to this that have separate latch pieces the actually flip up-and-over the edges of the lid and more securely lock them. Or one could use a different type of container such as a little bucket with a screw tight lid etc.
The feeder I am currently using is in my co-op and run which is not at the same property where the devil goats live