Outdoor brooder; opinions needed

[redinator]

I'm planning to buy this https://www.walmart.com/ip/seort/16208420251?sid=a7c50d06-b964-4dce-b60d-ac02aad79c9a and use it as an outdoor brooder

I already have this https://www.chewy.com/coziwow-collapsible-small-pet-hutch/dp/579726 foldable playpen so chicks can have access to the ground when the weather permits. I'm hoping the doors line up properly so it can be a permanent set up and I no longer need to brood chicks in the house.

This setup will be next to to house so I can us and extension cord for a brooder plate or two and a light.

I like the two layer design so I can brood chicks of different ages or separate chicks that might be unwell or isolate a more dominant chick temporarily. There's also a ramp that connects the two layers so if everyone is healthy and active they can have access to the whole thing.

We don't have predators so that's no a concern. Is there anything I'm not considering that might make this unusable for chicks, or that might need to be altered to make it work.

Once the chicks are 3-4 weeks old and no longer need the brooder plates they'll get moved into what I'm calling the grow out run (which I've already used for several batches of chicks):

 

[Crazy Chicken Keeper]

I'm planning to buy this https://www.walmart.com/ip/seort/16208420251?sid=a7c50d06-b964-4dce-b60d-ac02aad79c9a and use it as an outdoor brooder

I already have this https://www.chewy.com/coziwow-collapsible-small-pet-hutch/dp/579726 foldable playpen so chicks can have access to the ground when the weather permits. I'm hoping the doors line up properly so it can be a permanent set up and I no longer need to brood chicks in the house.

This setup will be next to to house so I can us and extension cord for a brooder plate or two and a light.

I like the two layer design so I can brood chicks of different ages or separate chicks that might be unwell or isolate a more dominant chick temporarily. There's also a ramp that connects the two layers so if everyone is healthy and active they can have access to the whole thing.

We don't have predators so that's no a concern. Is there anything I'm not considering that might make this unusable for chicks, or that might need to be altered to make it work.

Once the chicks are 3-4 weeks old and no longer need the brooder plates they'll get moved into what I'm calling the grow out run (which I've already used for several batches of chicks):
View attachment 4257165

View attachment 4257166

View attachment 4257168View attachment 4257167

Looked at the link. looks like a great investment! Look everywhere has predators, I thought I had no staots round her ebut lost a chick toi a stoat4 nights ago am now trying to catch it. I would buy it, but only have chicks under 5 weeks old out awya from wind or with your eye on them. I should probably get one too!

 

[redinator]

I have two dogs that have constant access to the yard, anything that doesn't belong is quickly dispatched or chased off.