We are new to chicken, planning on getting maybe a dozen or so this spring. I understand you need a starter cage,( brooder ?). We have an rubbermaid water trough from our cattle that leaks (has a crack at the bottom), so we no longer use it for them. Will this work as a starter area, with a heat lamp on top at one end, shavings on the bottom, planning on keeping it in our attached garage where it stays realitivly warm. TSC said chicks come in starting in March. Thinking half bantams half a larger breed we have cows from my understanding the chickens will help with the flys, we also have cats so I need to let them get large enough the cats dint mess with them