Let me get to the point. If you are considering raising your own chicks, whether within your backyard or even in some little farmville farm area and you aren’t using a chicken pen you may be allowing yourself to be set up for a lot of trouble. The thing is, there are a lot of things that could harmfully affect your chicks. Predators are a persistent worry generally and your flock will be particularly at risk. Also, the unavailability of a safe place may reduce overall productivity on your farm. Plus you might be surprised to learn that a chicken cage may not be sufficient to fully protect your chicks. Let us look at all of these one at a time – at the end of which you may choose to look again in case you’ve so far opted to use a chicken pen.