step up from the baby brooder

[lablover]

Right now my 2ish week old chicks are in a small cage, and it is quickly getting too small. If a make a bigger one, and have 1 inch chicken wire as the bottom on one end for the food and water, and hay as a bedding on the other end, is that okay? I don't want to mess up their feet.

 

[Fierlin1182]

Hay should be okay for the bedding, that's commonly used, and I did a bit of search in regards to the wire.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...e-mesh-floor-is-that-okay-for-baby-chick-feet
It seems that the wire should be okay for older chicks. Good luck!