My husband and I recently built our empty nest home on a 60 acre parcel of land in the upper mid-west. I have always wanted chickens and so I have been lurking on BYC for a year, researching everything chicken related, asking lots of questions as I learned how to care for chickens. I want to...
I built my first brooder with a dog crate, hardware cloth, zip ties, and a window screen to cover the front gate. Unfortunately, I did not know what I was doing. I wanted to use the heating pad, but opted for the light.