- Jan 19, 2012
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Getting my first order of day old chicks in a few weeks from Moyers Chicks in PA. I am getting 6 egg-layers. Have the brooder ready. We built a heated coop that is 4'x6' with an 8' ceiling. 2 nest boxes, 2 large perches. The outside run is 8'x10' and is also 8' high. The hatchery reccomeded to debeak the chicks so they don't peck each other to death. Should I have them do this? Will the coop and run be too small for 6 chicks? The debeaking sounds cruel to me.