I have a chick house for the ''grown out of the brooder chicks'' I have a 250 watt red lamp they can keep warm under. They run all over then can retreat to the warmth if they want. I weened my last batch off the light several weeks ago as it costs so much to run. When they get their feathers...
It would probably hold that many for a few weeks. I raised my first batch in a 2'x4' box and had 43 in it for 3 weeks. I then moved them to the ''chick'' house. Which is a 16'x9' lean to on our shed. I put a 6' wire door on it (its covered with plastic right now except for 4'' at the top of door...
I decided to make a large brooder. I thought and thought and this is what I come up with. It has two hinged lids, two lamps that adjust up and down and can be removed and holes can be covered. It is 8 feet long 27 inches deep 18 inches tall. The front can be easily covered if needed, our shop is...