Thank you Lazy Gardener! Your information has been unbelievably helpful. I am picking up an appliance box from Lowe's and the brooder will be kept in a large bathroom to make cleanup as easy as possible. On your recommendation, I have ordered a Sunbeam heating pad from Amazon. I am blown away by...
I guess my first concern is keeping the chicks warm enough. We'll be starting them in the house but there seems to be varying opinions on the best way to keep them warm. The heating plate looks awesome but seems rather pricey, lamps is what I originally thought we would use but that doesn't seem...
Hello everyone!
My family is new to chickens and talked into taking on this project by my 11 year old daughter. Our chicks have not arrived yet, but I am already stressed about what we have gotten ourselves in to. I'm sure that it will work out fine, but there just seems to be so much...
