Go on craigslist u can find a lot of people saleing big doghouses and cages and all that for less then 50 I got one for 40 dollars that is over 100 brannew love craigslist u can screw a hook inside a big doghouse and hang the lamp
I agree for the price i would just make a brooder like i done simple some good cardboard boxes duck tape a heat lamp and water container and feeder and some pine chips and this is my first time raising chicks and there happy and healthy and 4 weeks old
http://www.youtube.com/user/Mybackyardflock This is my first time raising chickens and it has been just what we hoped it would be we love our little babys and wish u have many more in the near future check us out also on www.wichitabackyardchickens.webs.com THanks
oatmeal my chicks love the heck out of oatmeal u can give it to them plain or cooked but it can give them the runs to just for a added snack i put it down on the ground when my girls are free ranging my girls are 3 and a half weeks old and they are growing so fast here is a pic of the kids...
www.wichitabackyardchickens.webs.com Hello all we have a small flock of 6 baby chicks there about 4 weeks old this is our first time owning chickens and its been such a great experence you can fallow our journey on the site above thanks .