Ive bought a secondhand (but excellent condition) run with shelter and nesting box and was going to put shavings and straw in. Is it ok to put newspaper in at the bottom?
Im planning on feeding layers pellets plus veg, corn, mealworms, spaghetti and whatever else they may like as a treat.
I was mainly concerned about keeping the coop mite free as there are so many products out there but i wasnt sure how necessary they would be. So i'll be using diatom powder around the perch and shelter after cleaning. Will that be enough, some people dont seem to bother, others seem to overdo it???
I was looking at getting 3 pekins from
http://thebarnspoultrycentre.co.uk/ but the lady i bought the run from had some beautiful hens so i may be getting those instead (£10 each instead of £40!!!)