• Plastic Tub we use for the Brooder box

• Pine Shavings for the bedding

• 1/2″ hardware cloth for the dirt trap

• I built the dirt trap frame from scrap lumber.

• Rubber Feed Pan (2 quart) for catching the debris

• Quart jar waterer attachment http://amzn.to/1TmnZlv

• Quart Jar feeder attachment or this feeder

• Free choice some grit (small rocks) in a small plastic container or similar.

• Clamp (heat) lamp with bulb

• Build your own framed cover with 1/2” hardware cloth and scrap lumber (optional).

At night I put the chicks under a cardboard box.

I’ll keep the heat lamp on through the night for the first few days and just monitor them during the day.

90 degree temps at day one, and you can come down 3-4

• In nature chicks are out on day one

• Source 20% of their diet from grass

• More of their diet from bugs

• Sunshine, fresh air and natural foods will boost their health (and growth)

• Day 1-2, if it’s warm, dry and not windy (70 degrees)

• By Day 10, 40 degrees and dry.

• By Day 14, anytime so long as it’s not raining.

Here’s the list of supplies I used to build this

• Set up the outside cage (preferably near the house)

• Carry them out (when it’s warm enough)

• Put up your ramp and open them up

• Set up your feed and water

• Bring them in for rain, when you leave, before dark, or cold. Keep them out if it’s well protected and warm enough.