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Casualties can be prevented. Those temps aren’t cold enough to kill a chick that can get back to its mom - but if one got separated that would be disastrous.

I would say yes. 2-4 chicks for a first timer would be ideal. And you need to be sure to have brooder supplies on hand if she rejects them. And you need to set up a small area she and her chicks can be settled in before they have contact with the whole flock. Adult hens can kill a chick with a...