normally I brood in a large wooden box, but they got too big, and it is too cold in coop- and too far for extention cord, so I put the chicks in a shed, then in a 3x4'x4' tub I have on loan from my hardware store. seems to work well.
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it is holding temp of 80 under lamp, chicks are 4-6 weeks old.
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