Before you ever bring baby chicks home, make sure you’re prepared. 🐣 At minimum, you’ll need: • A brooder (a safe, enclosed space) • A heat source • Bedding (pine shavings work great) • A feeder & waterer made for chicks When we first started, my husband built a brooder out of plywood and we set it up in the garage with pine shavings over the concrete. We used a heat lamp plugged into a thermostat controller, which helped regulate the temperature and made it much safer. Heat lamps can be danger