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I did mine with part of a tomato cage, reinforced with some leftover hardware cloth. The MHP is mounted to the bottom side, held in place with bungee cords, then the whole shebang covered with a pillow case.

Here are the girls passed out in their cave.

Well, we won't be waiting until the end of April to start out, lol. Stopped at the farm store today so I could show my 4yo the chicks. I truly didn't expect them to actually have Easter Eggers, which I really wanted. So, I came home with 3 new girls. I hurriedly finished the brooder and...

Would the small pad still be good for 9 chicks? lol I just added two more to my order (Buckeye and Swedish Flower).

Fortunately (or unfortunately), I'm limited on both coop and land space for chickens, so I do have to be careful of my numbers. Once we move in a few years, we'll have the land, THEN I can fully appreciate chicken math!

Thank you! I can expand it with a second, slightly smaller crate if they aren't ready to head outside yet, but I think by the time they need the space, they can just go out.

I'm trying to decide if I need the larger heating pad or if the smaller one will work for me. I'm only going to have 7 chicks for it. Will the 12x15 pad be big enough for them or should I go for the big boy 12x24? It'll be in a wire dog crate with a 48x30 bottom.