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That is super smart! I'll have to convince my parents to let me get some more babies so I can try out all of these ideas

I think I might try it next year-if it doesn't work then I can always go back to shavings. I also would like to try a heating pad, it seems like a great idea. Sounds like the chicks would have lots of space to roam instead of being in one corner if they get too hot from a lamp.

I had a 2'x4' brooder this past year. I had a heat lamp on one side that I moved farther away as they grew and feed and water on the other. I did raise the food and water containers up as the chicks grew. I had the kind with a mason jar and screw on bottom. The biggest problem seemed to be they...

So I've been doing some late night thinking tonight about brooders... I have heard lots of good things about an ostrich feather duster to simulate a mama hen. But I thought..maybe you could put a shallow pan/dish underneath with some straw arranged in a nest shape to really seem like a nest...