The New Digs!

Welcome to your new home little ladies!
Okay, well, your temporary, transitional, don't like it too much, you will out grow it soon, home!
Hubby and I had to come to some conclusion regarding the brooders box.
There were certain criteria we both expected this new home to have.  Criteria we needed and we knew the baby chicks needed...I sorta feel guilty thinking my needs might have been ahead of their needs...
Don't judge...I'm just sayin'....
Brooders Box Must Have's:
1. Space for the chicks to grow.
2. Roost options
3. Food/Kitchen room
4. Easy clean up (which technically should be #1)
5. Small enough to be in the garage with my car and all of Hubby's "stuff"
6. Easy accessibility to the chicks....
7. Cute, not obnoxious, sturdy...you know.... the important stuff

Remember we know NOTHING about taking care of baby chicks.  We figured that we did okay with our children when they were babies, that must give us some sort of leg up for baby chicks.  Right?
I mean, how hard can it be?? 
After much talk, research and more talk, Hubby came up with a plan and set it into action. I sat by and watched the progress.
What? Does that surprise you?
I think not....
I did go to Home Depot with Hubby to pick out supplies. Doesn't that count as helping?

The end result sported a fabulous condo like feel for the chicks.  I am sure they were impressed.  I was.
It had a nice hinged lid with screen on top, so we could peek in at them anytime we wanted.
There were nice Kitchen, Bedroom and Living room areas.
The flooring was made from wire mesh for easy clean up and air circulation.
The base of the box had room for a extra large tote to catch all the extra shavings and poop that fell from the floor.  LOVED that part.  It is all about the poop and how to keep it away from everything.
I personally feel that their brooders box was nicer than my first apartment.  But, whatever....I will get over it.
Needless to say, I think the chicks were happy.

Welcome to the Kitchen area.  Take a seat and dive right in!

Eat in Kitchen area

Living Room and Bedroom.  Good thing it was clean.

Spending more time in the Eat in Kitchen and Living room

**Side note ~ see the baby chicks white feathers staring to come in.  The cutest thing ever....so soft....cuddly......