Raising Backyard Chickens For Eggs Part 2 The Brooder | Chicken Coop Nelson County

Raising Backyard Chickens For Eggs Part 2 The Brooder


Before your baby chicks arrive, you need a brooder for them.  The brooder is simply a box or blocked off area that will house the baby chicks for the first several weeks of their life.  It can be something more permanent if you think you will reuse it often, but if you don't plan on getting more baby chicks in the near future, a cardboard box works wonderfully.

Baby Barred Rock Chicks giving me the stink eye from their brooder box.

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Raising Backyard Chickens For Eggs Part 2 The Brooder