Hufflefluff
Songster
Hi,
I went to a grocery store and got watermelon corrals. each one is 15 square feet. their triple thick cardboard. really nice. I put a tarp down, set the Corral on top, put 4 in of shavings on top of that. set out the foods in the waters up on blocks so that they didn't get chips throw in them. do your lights set up however you want to do it and you're good to go. each Corral will raise 15 chicks up through 3 to 4 weeks old .then they need more room . each chick Corral will hold 7 large fowl chicks at 3 months old.
Best,
Karen
I love this idea! Using watermelon corrals is so clever- I always end up scrounging around for big boxes behind apartment building and at Costco, and then taping a bunch together, but this sounds so much easier, cleaner, and better looking. I, for one, will definitely try this; do the grocery stores give them to you for free? Do you just have to ask employees?