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I originally didn't want a rooster. I saw some people saying they will warn the others if a hawk is near. I still am not really into the rooster idea - mostly because I have a dog that will bark his fool head off every time it crows..he has something against roosters, for some reason LOL. Still...

Each chicken will have 20 sq ft in the run (if all make it). I've considered getting a rooster just to help protect the hens, but not sure yet. Babies are still doing good - they are a week old today. We are in NW Missouri.

Back to update on the chicks! We still have all 15 - they are all eating, drinking, peeping, sleeping, etc like champs. Right now we have them in two huge connected totes -- so they are in something 5ft by 3ft. We are using the heat lamp - but I have it up so it's not directly on the hardware...

I was really worried when I got mine, the most I can say is watch them and they are a lot hardier than most think. You've got this! And if you have a question don't be afraid to post, everyone's really helpful Thanks, they have been eating out of the feeder thus far but right now I don't...

Yes, that is my feeder! I will put the top on

I should note I have the heat lamp on a temp gauge - it will automatically shut it off if the temp gets above 98 in the brooder.

So my chicks just arrived via the post office. They were hatched Monday. We are keeping them in a homemade brooder inside of our house, since it's December. We live in Missouri, so we intend to keep them inside for 6 weeks. After that, we will put them in our chicken coop. We are currently...