Though we are not new to raising chickens, we are new to our farm. We moved our flock of 14 RIR chicks, 6 Australorps, 2 RIR hens and 1 RIR rooster in June. Soon a chicken hawk took off with 4 of the 10-week old chicks and one of the big Australorp hens. That was the kicker...we stopped...
We are adding to our flock of 70 birds. Have built two additional coops, have fenced off an acre with lawn, brush/pine trees and pasture. Now the question: we have two small coops: one is 4'x6' and the other is 4'x8'. How many 7-day old chicks will each hold? and how long before they would...