Here is the Peep Jeep.
I made it mostly of scrap lumber. I added the screened cover after I found the cat sleeping in it!!
I got a remote thermostat from Radio shack and that was waayy easier
than bending over and squinting at the thermometer in the brooder ever 15 minutes.
The hinges on the screened top were a must. I dropped the lid into
to brooder a couple of times and realized that could be a disaster
if the chicks were in there.
I did a temperature test run yesterday. It stabilized at 93.5F.
I noticed in the commercial brooder at my local Agway that there was a
"curtain" dividing the heated area from the food/water.
Should I put something like that in. The brooder is 5 ft long on the inside.
It seems like enough space to get away from the heat if they feel like it but I
can't be sure.
Thanks to everyone on this forum for all the great information. I was
supposed to get my 25 Buff Orps today but it got delayed until
Wednesday. There was no other explanation from Agway.
Maybe I'll put in a few mini-roosts now that I have time.