new member - south wales

[stevej104]

Hello everyone, i've recently become interested in possibly keeping chickens in the future. At the moment i am only trying to learn as much as possible. I have a concreted hardstand at the back of my property that is no longer used for parking. One of my first questions would be, does this need to be broken up or can it be adapted intact as it is?

Please be gentle with me, i am very new to this...

thanks in advance

 

[muddy75]

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC, and good luck establishing your coop and flock.

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.

 

[007Sean]

Howdy, and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[BoundlessLove]

Welcome to Backyard Chickens!

 

[janiedoe]

Welcome to BYC. If you end up keeping the concrete, you will need a deep layer of mulch or dirt over it so that it does hurt their feet or joints.

 

[Bsmac]

Hello everyone, i've recently become interested in possibly keeping chickens in the future. At the moment i am only trying to learn as much as possible. I have a concreted hardstand at the back of my property that is no longer used for parking. One of my first questions would be, does this need to be broken up or can it be adapted intact as it is?

Please be gentle with me, i am very new to this...

thanks in advance

Hello! Welcome to BYC! If the concrete is in decent shape it would make a great floor for a coup with some bedding of course!

 

[chrissynemetz]

Welcome to BYC! We're glad you joined us!

 

[Debbie292d]

Hiya, and welcome to BYC!

I think concrete is great as animals can't dig into your coop! You'd be putting straw, sand, horse bedding pellets, or some type of layer down on the ground so it wouldn't bother the chickens feet that way.