I was terrified when my partner brought them home. Mini dinosaurs with scales and pecky beaks....flappy wings. So I googled what they need for food, and their coop, etc etc. And now I'm officially addicted to barnyard Chicken. I love how everyone loves their flock!!
I'll get good pictures in...
Thanks everyone. I was thinking to put the brooder in the garage. But I'm going to test a bit more, making sure the setup is right. There will be more chick days at feed stores.
Is it useful to put a thermostat with the lamp? Or do you just leave that on all time and test how high it has to...
Thanks for the fast replies. The risk of going to the feed store is I'm going to come home with an army of chicken!!
Yes the car heats up fine. My partner will build the brooder this week. He is super handy. I've been reading up here on the design and hot-cool areas. I wanted to put the red...
Hello all,
The local feed store will sell baby chicken this weekend. I'm considering getting some. I have a brooder setup ready and would heat it up Thursday for the Saturday pickup.
What do I need to transport the baby chicks home? 30 min drive. It's currently 16F outside. What sort of box do...