Brooder inside chicken coop

I have a metal brooder, that i would like to put in the coop. I already have a black ceramic heating lamp installed in there for the winter. I don't really...

Advice on how to integrate your chicken flock Integrating your flock can be very difficult is some cases. It’s not as easy as just sticking your chickens together- in most cases. A few times, some docile breeds such as cochins or...

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Nesting boxes are typically part of a larger chicken coop, but they can also serve as standalone structures that allow your hens to lay eggs on special bedding that acts as cushioning for them and protection for the eggs. For the most part, nesting boxes are rather simple structures that contain just a few basic ... Read more65 Amazing Chicken Coop Nesting Box Ideas

When you have a broody hen, raising chicks even easier! Here's how to set up a brooder box that will accommodate mom AND chicks!

Custom-built by the hubby. You can just see the hook that holds up one of the roof panels. Caesar the rooster is inspecting. Elizabeth the Coronation Sussex isn't interested (she's not laying yet. Slacker hen.) Gryphon likes to perch on the brooder edge. He roosts there at night. James, Joan, and Jett are jammed into the bottom-right nest box. They are hiding from the bigger chickens, who pick on them.

After learning that pine shavings—my former brooder bedding material of choice—are actually incredibly unsafe for young chicks, I had no choice but to find a suitable alternative. So, one of my goals, when I brooded chicks this year, was to find out which bedding materials are safe for chicks

Brooder under nesting boxes in the coop. Features sliding doors! My husband is a genius! (Daniel B. you are the MAN!)