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Ange, you might want to post this as a new thread in the raising baby chicks area, I know you'll get some good answers!

Quote: You might try the quail section, scroll down on the index page and you'll see forums for several different sorts of birds.

Awww...pretty girl!

Great brooders! Are you having any trouble keeping heat in the pallet brooder?

Cars, I love your water tank brooder. It looks great!

Quote: I would think they would eat that gel that shows up in them when they get wet I've been using them for about 10 days, no sign of any gel and no one seems interested in eating them!

I use puppy pads and they have been working great, very absorbant and easy to clean up.

In the house is definitely the best way to go under those circumstances!

wow, that's a fantastic brooder!

Since the OP is from Arkansas and it's summertime I'd think they'd be about ready to come out of the brooder by 4 wks. Additionally, isn't spraddle leg only a problem initially? If they had to stay in the brooder longer, by the time they were tearing up the puppy pads, I'd think they'd be fine...

I'm using puppy pads over litter. I don't know why you couldn't use just puppy pads.

Here's my big brooder complete with a chicken jail. It's made of an appliance box and the partition is a window screen. The second picture shows little "Stripes", the inmate, from her side of the screen. She's doing time for ferocious eye pecking! I had no little stuffed animal to give...

What a nice, spacious 1st home for your babies!

Quote: Are yours shippping Monday or are you expecting to receive them Monday? Mine are shipping Monday. Can't wait!

LOL - no kidding. I am limited only by my little in-town backyard. Can only cram so many chickies in there!

That's a nice one, Garden Gal. I just got mine ready tonight (chicks should be here next week). I decided to go with big cardboard boxes as I don't think I'll be doing this again (famous last words!) so don't really need anything more permanent. Your's looks just like a guinea pig pen we had...