Thanks for the condolences! It has worked out wonderfully! Here are some photos from this morning. All chickens are fully integrated and living it up! I kept them fully enclosed for four to six weeks and now I let them out for a few hours most days while I am around. They are all totally comfortable and go right back in to the coop whenever I want them too. there’s plenty of space for them to get away from one another if they need to.
Mostly a deep “bedding” method as their isn’t any moisture that gets into the floor. We will see how that changes as the humidity picks up this spring....
As you can see I’ve got a bunch or pullets that should start laying ANY day.
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I use that livestock tub to toss dirt clouds and weeds in daily for them to scratch and dust bathe in.
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That looks great and spacious! Such a happy flock. Love the tub with clippings. I have aerial and land predators stalking my land as well. I will be keeping a close eye on my ladies with only supervised outings. Kicking around the idea of a concrete pad in the run. There’s a pretty active coyote pack in the woods near along with fox which I’ve seen cross the road recently. Yikes!