If you can keep them inside you could use a storage container (minus the lid) with a short piece of wood over half and some hard ware cloth over the entire top. For a light you could use a clip on fixture on the top, or a hole cut in the side just under the lip if it isn't big enough to clip on. This is pretty much what I use to brood my chicks in. There's also a lot of other options here on BYC.
If the way I worded it is confusing, I can always try to post of few pics of my brooder.
Haha! No I think I can picture it. You are talking about the large rubbermaid storage containers, yes? That would work for the first few weeks, but they will eventually outgrow the container. At that point I would have to have a place fixed up outside for them. And here, in the middle of winter, that could be a problem. Early winter is pretty mild here, but we start getting our snowstorms in late January. And generally, our backyard is buried. There is a second floor porch I could fix up for them but it would be a lot of work, since right now we use it for storage. An old TV, some metal dining chairs, bed frames, that sort of stuff. I'll be trying to figure it out before the sign in closes, that's for sure. Thank you for the idea, though!