Okay, chicks will be here next week from Ideal (hopefully Thu. from a Wed. ship - TX to GA).
Got my lamp, thermometer, waterer and will pick up feed and bedding this weekend, BUT what to use for a brooder. We should have 14 chicks if all goes well - I got insurance and requested no males for warmth. Most of what I've seen on the brooder thread that is not a construction project are tubs which I think will be too small for 14 (though we do have one of the large ones we store lawn chair cushions in). Since we are in the process of what my DH calls the "chicken castle" I really don't want to build an additional something that will only be temporary housing. What are folks using for a brood of around a dozen or so that will do until they are several weeks old? I'm not panicking - yet!!
Thanks
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