I don't count my chick before they hatch but at the rate I'm going I will hatch 100s Soo I have this dresser and since I think about chicks a lot, first thing I seen was a brooder. The more I look at it the bigger my ideas for a brooder get. I'm going to try and heat it like the DIY incubators maybe. I want to try and find a way to heat it that doesn't take a 250 watt heat lamp. So here's some pics of what I've done so far. Took out the drawer rails and took off the back so I can put a plywood floor in. Sanded the top because the old finish was peeling. I'm going to primer it tomorrow and paint it shabby chic. I got some miss tinted paint couple weeks ago for $3 its a teal color and then think I might do a white crackle paint finish over the teal. The opening I will use chicken wire because I found a huge roll in the barn. Chicken wire is shabby chic right? lol I will add more pictures as I do this project.
Very creative! Should be interesting to see what it looks like when you're done. Awaiting more pictures.
im gonna halve to steal that idea. i thought about making a old karmen ghia car into a coop i got laying around. heres a dumb ? whats the difference between a coop and a brooder?
A coop is permanant residence for full grown chickens. A brooder is a heated temporary residents for baby chicks.
