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Prepare the Brooder Container and Bedding

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How to raise baby chicks

What happens here

The host brings a 100-gallon galvanized steel stock tank into the garage to serve as the brooder. He then pours a bag of pine shavings into the bottom of the tank, creating a layer of bedding. He specifies that pine shavings are preferred over cedar shavings, as cedar is believed to cause illness in chicks. The layer of shavings should be sufficient to cover the bottom of the brooder.

Goal: Set up the physical brooder space with appropriate bedding

Tools and materials

  • 100-gallon Galvanized Steel Stock Tank — Serving as the main brooder container for the chicks
  • Pine Shavings Sugarcreek — Providing absorbent and comfortable bedding for the chicks