I have 19 chicks in my brooder at the moment. I am going to have to separate them pretty soon, as it is getting to look like wall-to-wall chicks in there as they grow.
Is there any 'better' way to separate them in order to facilitate re-introducing them all in a few weeks?
Suspected boys in one girls in the other?
By breed?
or just random?
The other idea I had is that I am planning on keeping approx 8 of the hens for myself and giving the rest of the chicks away. Maybe I should separate out the ones I THINK are hens that I want to keep in one group and keep the others for the other brooder?
Am I just over analyzing this too much??
I should add they are 2 weeks old now, so gender is STARTING to be more apparent, but it's still a guess at this point.
Is there any 'better' way to separate them in order to facilitate re-introducing them all in a few weeks?
Suspected boys in one girls in the other?
By breed?
or just random?
The other idea I had is that I am planning on keeping approx 8 of the hens for myself and giving the rest of the chicks away. Maybe I should separate out the ones I THINK are hens that I want to keep in one group and keep the others for the other brooder?
Am I just over analyzing this too much??
I should add they are 2 weeks old now, so gender is STARTING to be more apparent, but it's still a guess at this point.
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