AS MOST ALREADY KNOW, WE HERE IN MN. CAN GET SOME TERRIBLY COLD WINTERS. I HAVE ORDERED 50 GOLD STAR CHICKS THAT I AM DUE TO PICK UP OCT.23RD. I AM WONDERING A FEW THINGS BEFORE I GET STARTED BUILDING THEIR BROODER. IS 4 FT. BY 4 FT. BIG ENOUGH TO START THEM? I HAVE A VERY LARGE PERMANENT COOP...
I have a job that keeps me away 14 days at a time. My wife and children take care of the assortment of chickens that we raise. Included I had 2 Leghorns. While I was away, one of them died. I noticed shortly after returning home that the other Leghorn continually came under attack from the rest...