Having had the first chick under a brooder light just wondered what the thoughts were for next year. Have a brooder plate coming that fits into the cage I have, but is natural light enough or should I invest in an additional source of artificial light.
Have had chickens for a few years, but this is the first year we have had a rooster, it adopted us from a garden a few doors away. I guess he fell in love, anyway his lady love hatched one single chick, a gorgeous little boy who is now 5 weeks old and weighs 100g, having started out at 19g. Mum...