Indoor chicken brooder

If you hatch and raise baby chicks, you know that they need a safe, dry, and warm place to grow before they are ready for the coop. This easy, 3 step DIY plan will show you how to build a safe brooder for them that can go indoors or outdoors. Check out this post for ideas to keep your DIY baby chicks safe today! #raisingchickens #homesteadanimals #homesteadingtips #backyardchickens #chickenbrooder

I thought I would share how our indoor brooder set up looks and what we did when they needed more space but still didn't have a finished coop yet! We made our chick brooder last year (2018) using giant Sterilite bins (50 gallon - the biggest we...

I'm sure there's a million threads about this, but I'm not finding them, so here I am. I will be picking up 6 chicks in the first week of May. I...

I realized the pack n play (playpen) is not a good idea - the cats could probably get through that easier than cardboard. Maybe I just need to realize I...

My SIL and I built a large brooder box for 37 chicks that I had ordered. I have left the link to Backyard Chickens where I posted more detailed information and photos.

In preparation for my first flock of chicks I built this brooder. I had no idea what to expect or how fast they would grow but this was quite sufficient for the first 3 weeks. I searched for the ...

A brooder is a container or area in which your chicks will live for the first few weeks of their lives. It is a safe area that provides all the necessities for chicks to stay safe and thrive. Within this area there are elements that chicks will need in order to eat, drink, stay warm and maintain their good health. It is very easy to set up and is a temporary home until they get bigger and can be outside in their chicken coop. In this article I will go over all the elements you will need for…

Keeping backyard chickens in a suburban environment is becoming more and more commonplace. Many families in suburban neighborhoods are finding out that chickens are perfectly suited to living in backyards and semi-urban areas. We are fortunate to live on some acreage and don’t have to worry about some of the same issues that come up when...

Before you begin moving chicks to the coop you need to be sure they are ready. Check these things to be sure your chicks can leave the brooder.