Tre3hugger
Let Your Freak Flag Fly
So this season I have been brooding in a separate coop than my main one, but now I need that coop for breeding groups, and am trying to consolidate all my chickens (around 50 atm), so I decided it was time to finally tackle the in-coop brooder. I am looking forward to having my chicks in the extra secure main coop, upping security and making chores easier.
I also decided I wasn't gonna spend any money on this. It all started when my boss was gonna throw away a big metal shelving unit. From there I crafted this frankenstein brooder. All the legs are different and it doesn't look good but I am really proud of it. I did not buy ONE single thing for this project. All scrap and trash. I have never worked with wood, metal and plastic so cohesively on the same project. I got to use my angle grinder a lot to make bolts from threaded rod and cut out spaces in the metal for the wood to fit. The clear plastic is roofing material I had that was slated for the dumpster.
Dimensions are about 8ftx2.5ft. I also grabbed a shelf so I can divide it if I want. Will prob be handy for collecting chicks. It is surprisingly light and can be moved by two people. Anyway, here are some pics!
I also decided I wasn't gonna spend any money on this. It all started when my boss was gonna throw away a big metal shelving unit. From there I crafted this frankenstein brooder. All the legs are different and it doesn't look good but I am really proud of it. I did not buy ONE single thing for this project. All scrap and trash. I have never worked with wood, metal and plastic so cohesively on the same project. I got to use my angle grinder a lot to make bolts from threaded rod and cut out spaces in the metal for the wood to fit. The clear plastic is roofing material I had that was slated for the dumpster.
Dimensions are about 8ftx2.5ft. I also grabbed a shelf so I can divide it if I want. Will prob be handy for collecting chicks. It is surprisingly light and can be moved by two people. Anyway, here are some pics!
