We have got 16 chicks that are about 3 weeks old, and we just picked up 10 more that are very young, look to be just a few days old. Our brooder is plenty big to support the 26 total, but is there any danger in mixing the chicks with such a size disparity?
Thanks.
Both are about the 50 feet from the house, neither has power here but the pole barn has power in the building that it is apart of, no shade trees for either, and I will try to post some pictures in the morning.
Update: I got some real measurements today, the shed is a 16 1/2 feet X 12 1/2 feet. The pole barn has four stales in it they each measure 10 feet x 12 feet and I am thinking about using the last two stales, any thoughts?
The Atwoods in Clinton, OK has had chicks for about a week or so. (funny story: My brother-in-law and I brought some chicks home for the first time, and showed his kid, they loved them. Well his is the Pastor of a church here in Weatherford, Ok and when we went to church last night he was...
I can build the pole barn that tight, there is nothing there yet so it's just a matter of building it right. The metal shed has a couple of trouble spots, but could be mended. Do you think concrete or sand, or something else like wood would be the best for flooring.
I'm new to raising chickens and I was wander if someone could give me some inside about what I should do for a coop?I live in western Oklahoma, warn in the summer, fairly cold but not freezing in the winters. First I have a 14 x 14 tin shed with a concrete floor and about a 8 or 9 foot roof(...