- Apr 24, 2014
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Hello, New to the site... (and chickens, other than growing up with them)
So we ordered our chicks... they arrive on April 30th :O so excited.
we got 4 hybrid brown layers, for our cute little backyard coop.
we also got 45 meat birds. we were trying to decide on a number and had so many peopler interested in helping butcher etc, that we wanted to make sure we got enough. (i think were safe on that one)
so... any advice from the experienced cornish x growers??? how big should their pen be? we have a hen house, and will make the yard as big as it needs to be...
also, how long should they stay in the basement/on the light?
we live in northern bc so it is SOMETIMES still getting down to 0C at night.
Can I keep all the babies together for the first bit? should i limit the cornish food??
any advice is appreciated!!! this site rocks!
So we ordered our chicks... they arrive on April 30th :O so excited.
we got 4 hybrid brown layers, for our cute little backyard coop.
we also got 45 meat birds. we were trying to decide on a number and had so many peopler interested in helping butcher etc, that we wanted to make sure we got enough. (i think were safe on that one)
so... any advice from the experienced cornish x growers??? how big should their pen be? we have a hen house, and will make the yard as big as it needs to be...
also, how long should they stay in the basement/on the light?
we live in northern bc so it is SOMETIMES still getting down to 0C at night.
Can I keep all the babies together for the first bit? should i limit the cornish food??
any advice is appreciated!!! this site rocks!
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