I have hatched Australorp, Anmericauan, and brahmas, some mixed, some pure, I would say they are average size birds. They are 3 months now.
I have them separated from the hens and in their own smaller cage. I have given them unlimited food.
1. At what age are they a decent size to...
How many chicks is a lot for your hens to hatch? My hen hatched 18 on her own.
I have an Australorp I bought as at a few days old, this is her first clutch, she hatched 10 of her eggs and 8 of the Americanas that she shared a cage with. I had 2 more (one of each of theri's) in the incubator...
I WANT TO KNOW, ANY EXPERIENCE WITH CATS KILLING YOUR CHICKENS?
I don't feel like typing a long list of reasons why, but I am experienced, I live in the city in CA a few miles north of the border. Please, no suggestions on what it might be, because I have been dealing with the "possibilities"...