My first brooded, which was the successful one, was a large rolling plastic storage container from Home Depot. And I mean it was the biggest they had… like 70 gallons or something. After that I got a chick starter kit from my local feed store and a big ole bag of medium coarseness pine bedding...
It’ll take a little red neck engineering but I can make that happen. I have a couple of concerns however, 1. the other two stay under it and I don’t want to make it cooler in the cage if it’s going to negatively affect the others. 2. We keep the house around 65 degrees Fahrenheit. 3. The...
Yes, I put a little house in the cage to give them a shady spot but she refused to get into it. Since I’ve noticed the issue with her I’ve put her in a quarantine area that puts her higher in the cage and out of direct light. Inside her little hooch she can go up against the wall facing the...
I’ve got her quarantined above the other two chicks in a little hutch I made and have both zip tied to the side of the enclosure and resting on the little house I put in for them to get out of the heat lamp. She can get in direct heat lamp or shade and I’m using espresso cups for her food and...