Do it Yourself Chick Brooder

This weekend we're adding three chicks to our flock.  Since they wont be ready to move in with Henrietta, we had to make a temporary brooder to give the kiddos a place to live.  We looked around online at different plans and, eventually, came up with our own. So, this is how we did it...in four shockingly easy steps.


Step 1: Buy a plastic storage bin.

Step 2: Use a 5/8ths spade drill bit to drill a series of holes into the cover of the bin.

Step 3: Drill a series of holes along the top of the bin for extra air flow.

Note: The sides might not be as strong as the top, be careful to avoid cracking.

Step 4: Install a perch by placing a dowel rod across one end of the bin. We just screwed it into each side of the box. Upon reflection, ours might be a little higher than we had intended it to be.

Final product:

I am by no means a what you would call a handy man.  I am blown away by how simple this was.  It looks exactly like I envisioned it in my head.