I'm so excited!!!! Now I have to decide which kind(s) I want to get.... OMG! This is going to be hard! DH says I have to limit it to 10! So now comes the hardest part!!!! Of course, I have time because we will need to build a coop, etc.
Depends on the size of your coop. We kept 15 hens in a 8 X 12 coop, they did fine, and our winter was pretty cold this year. They tend to huddle together to stay warm. But.... if you really want to keep 20 chickens, I say go for it!!
Well, you DEFINATELY need to order some extras when you order your chicks because you KNOW you just MIGHT lose a few in transit....wink wink, nod nod...
Would he buy it if you told him that there's a 50% mortality rate for shipped day olds?? Wink, wink...