Could I raise chicks in this?

[KikiDeAnime]

I'm getting a couple of these for other projects and I figured I'd ask if this would work as an indoor brooder as I'm unable to get the wood I need to build one myself like I wanted. I've looked at other options for brooders and haven't found any that would work besides this.
I have put the dimensions below underneath the picture.

I have everything for a brooder except for the brooder itself.
Also, before anyone mentions it, I don't use a heat lamp. I use a heating pad and a brooder heat plate.
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It's 50 gallons.

Outside Dimensions: 39 3/4" x 21 1/2" x 17 7/8"
Interior Dimensions at bottom: 34 1/4" x 18" x 17 3/8"

 

[demonic]

I think you can.

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

Yes, but... How many chicks? What heating source?
Don't use the lid.

 

[Thunder344]

I use a green one just like that. It will work totally fine. I used the chicken wire mesh stuff over the top so that I could see into the box.

 

[KikiDeAnime]

Yes, but... How many chicks? What heating source?

I thought I put the heating source in the post but maybe I didn't. I use a heating pad sometimes and sometimes I use a brooder heat plate.
I'm only getting 5 for right now.

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

I thought I put the heating source in the post but maybe I didn't. I use a heating pad sometimes and sometimes I use a brooder heat plate.
I'm only getting 5 for right now.

That should work great then!

 

[samanthaoverton]

I've used a cooler and a storage container with wire lid myself..several times. The cooler really locks in heat.

 

[Tonyroo]

Why do use a wire mesh for the lid?

I leave mine open, the chicks never jump out.

But I prefer the cardboard box brooder, it's free and I can make it any size I want and when I'm done it gets recycled .

 

[SpicyDisaster]

That size should be fine for 5 chicks depending on what age you plan to move them outside.

For perspective, this is a 40gal Rubbermaid tub with eleven 1-week old chicks. We upgraded to a stock tank at 2 weeks and then outside at 7 weeks.

 

[TrishInKS]

We used similar when we had 2 chicks on accident (broody hen). The other box we use had other size babies in it. I didn't trust them together with 2 being so young.
You'll want a lid of either some chicken wire or hard wear cloth. It didnt take very long before the babies in a box were flying out when I opened for water or food or just to cuddle them. I saw a video on Y tube, they used a big ole watermelon box as the birds got older. Its deeper and usually free from the markets.