Can I brood Cornish X with regular chicks? I wanted to try a few meat birds with my upcoming order of layers after reading some stuff in the meat bird threads. But I'm guessing the feed requirements are different...even at birth?
Been searching but can't really find a answer to my question. I am currently working on my new coop, 12x12 constructed under the overhang of my shed. Can I safely brood 25-30 chicks inside the coop once it is sealed up? Would the heat lamps provide them enough warmth for cold nights? I thought I...
Hi folks, been hanging around here and decided to register so I could put up pictures of the first coop we are building. I had chickens when I was 11 years old, now I am forty! Have two kids, 8 and 10, who are very excited about the whole chicken thing. They were helping me today with nest...