I just had a plastic bin for the first week. Then I moved them to a small outdoor coop with a small yard during the day and put them back in the plastic bin at night. I'm not using any heat source since they didn't really seem to like it. I also don't use the crumbles because I don't want them...
I'm in Vegas and my chicks are 2 weeks old. I've been letting mine out into my small coop with a covered yard for the past several days.They have been loving it. There are areas in the sun and shade. When the get warm they go into the shade and scratch down to cool dirt and then lay down. I did...
There was an amendment to this law in 2016. You no longer have to get permission from your neighbors.
http://www.cityofhenderson.com/docs/default-source/community-development-docs/development-code-revisions/ordinance_no_3334_february_16_2016_backyard_chickens.pdf?sfvrsn=2