Just for the confusion I seemed to have caused. The chick pen will only be used for 10 meaties at a time unless our cockerel breeds his hens. If our cockerel breeds his hens, I will be allowing a broody to raise 6-7 chicks in there. All hatched chicks will be raised by our #1 broody hen(She goes...
Next year will be slow growing meat birds so they'll be separated forever.
And unless our cockerel breeds his hens, the chick pen won't be used for anything except meat birds.
My dad has decided to divide up the selected area so that we can have 3 separate yards for our birds. 1 for the main flock, 1 for the duck flock, and 1 for new year's grow outs. I agreed as it'll make it easier for me to grow out next year's babies while also easier to keep the ducks happy. Each...