This morning I had 4 healthy ISA Browns and 4 healthy Pro Reds. All hatchery chicks, the reds a few weeks behind the browns in age. (I've had them about a month.)
Two died today. The internet it full of "sudden death" stories. But what has me puzzled is that one was a member of the older browns...
New here, and I have my head swimming in coop designs. I keep coming back to a ground-zero question. I'd like to have a mobile run/coop. The buzz word right now is "chicken-tractor". Are these inherently weak in predator protection. I can leave sharp clipped-end wire mesh around the bottom...