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[Farmgirl283420]

Welcome to BYC! Glad to have you here!

 

[sourland]

Hello, and welcome to BYC.

 

[N F C]

Thanks for joining us, it's nice to have you here!

 

[featherhead007]

Good information here to ponder. Yes up off the ground is better for a small coop.
My coop was an old broken shed that mechanics used for car repair.
Cement slab and 20 x 40 foot wide 10 foot tall, for 12 birds

 

[Debbie292d]

Hiya, Sharon, and welcome to BYC! You got lots of good advice above, so I'll just mention that we'd love to see pictures of your chickens!

 

[janiedoe]

Welcome to BYC!

 

[Nomadicus]

Hello and Welcome to BYC. Glad to have you here with us in this fun and poultry loving community.

 

[Tookie]

Welcome!

 

[chrissynemetz]

Welcome to BYC! It's nice to meet you!

 

[sharonelayne]

Thanks for joining! You could put a substrate down just to make it easier to keep clean than dirt. Dirt is fine though, if it doesn't get too muddy. A lot of people like using sand, but I'd use the coarse sand like construction or arena sand and not play sand or beach sand. Pine bark or wood chips (not cedar) would work, too.

Best wishes for your flock! Welcome to BackYard Chickens!

Thanks for the idea. I had thought of mulch but not sure if that is good for them. The original kind not the coloured stuff. That is more like rubber if I remember correctly. I have to get what I can carry as I am in my 70's now. I manage the 50lb bag of feed well enough though. Another question is 'do chickens need toys'? Sorry to sound so ignorant but this is my foray into chickens.