I have a german shorthair pointer who has never touched a chicken. These are the safest chickens on the country block! Thanks to him, we have full time pest control on site 24/7. He actively pheasant and rabbit hunts with my husband but has always been respectful of our birds. We introduced him...
Do you brood your chicks indoors or outside and if the latter, how do you go about it?
I always start indoors. I have a large (maybe 55 gallon?) plastic tote that I use for the first week or so. I cut a hole in the lid and put wire mesh so the lid can be on and they can't escape, but it's not...