Run Surface

[swampfox440]

Welcome to BYC! nice to meet you.

 

[Boppo]

Welcome to BYC, and glad to meet you! Enjoy your birds! Good luck figuring out your water issues.

 

[chrissynemetz]

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

 

[pennyJo1960]

Welcome to backyard Chickens. We use wood chips makes great compost for the garden in year.

 

[janiedoe]

Hello, welcome to BYC!

 

[Isadora]

Hello and welcome to BYC! I'm so glad you decided to join our friendly and helpful community

 

[rjohns39]

Hi and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us

 

[cmom]

You will find a lot of good information here Good luck and have fun...

 

[Devorah]

Hi Folks - I’m newly retired, a new home owner, a new chick dad & a new member. My wife & I inherited a chicken coop enclosed by a 12’ x 12’ x 8’ protective run/shed. We purchase 6 (1 day old) chicks from a local Tractor Supply Store on March 3rd. All females ( 4 Golden Comets & 2 Black Sex Links). All our girls are doing fine in a brooder and I’ve been fixing up the coop & run in anticipation of getting them out there & comfortable when the time comes… I have noticed wet ground under the coop & around the run after rain events and have spread out #57 gravel over the surface in those wet areas. There is still a small area of dry dirt BUT most of the run is now gravel (but dry after a rain). Was this a poor choice? Or will the chickens be OK on a that surface? Thanks for any comments/suggestions.

Welcome from one newbie to another and hello from northern Massachusetts! This is an awesome group of folks!!