Uhhh, I'll take two please..Here is the brooder dh and I and our next door neighbor made. Dh was very sweet and gave me a section of his workshop to use. :yiipchick We bought most of the wood and used marine ply for the bottom, but the hardware wire is reused and the window is made from a cat door that used to go in a sliding glass door. We just whacked the door off. Dh even made me a windowsill.
Since this photo we put it on big heavy casters and it is 6 or 8 inches higher off the floor. I'm using the hot tub steps to get in. The side I am standing on has a little 2x2 foot door at the top, so when I open it they can't get out and I can step over into it. The top I am holding has hardware wire and flips over, but the other side is solid...that is where I hang my 5 gallon bucket with chicken nipples (just made last weekend) and their lamp. It is 8x8x4 and I put a plastic stool in there and sit with them for an hour every night. OK, sometimes 2 or 3 hours.
And I made them a ladder roost out of branches from a tree we had to cut down. After they move out I am going to paint it. Hopefully they will be outside soon...depending on the weather. I think the Phoenix high/low for February is 70*/40* but sometimes we drop to the 30s at night. They are 6 weeks old this weekend. They have been in 72-75* and I only have their lamp on for 3 hours a day on a timer but doubt they need it anymore. I like having them inside so I can play with them...but their eviction notice is coming...I will have a fresh batch of chicks in 3 weeks.
