Cheap and Easy Chick Brooder

For just a few chicks, this quick and easy brooder works just fine. I nested an old cat litter box (well-cleaned!) into a snugly fitting cardboard box. The box I used is 13″ x 19″ x 11.5″ tall. The bottom is covered with pine shavings, the kind you can find at any pet store. The food and water…

‘Tis the season for chicks!

I guess it’s appropriate that my first post of the year is always of either chicks or newly planted seeds. This time it’s both. Our six new Ameraucana chicks arrived yesterday, a day old, and this morning proudly stood for their first portraits. Nearby sat the pots in which I just planted seeds for tomatoes (my favorite heirlooms: Large Red and…