Brooder Shed for Chicks

I recently had a coyote burrow his (or her) way into the chicken pen and kill all ten of my chickens. I actually saw him/her jump the 5'+ fence with a full grown Black Australorp in its mouth!

So, while I do some reinforcing work on the pen, I hit the feed store for some new chicks. Some Australorps, Auracanas, a California White (I think), some good ol' Rhode Island Reds, and a Brahma (a heavier bird, similar to a Buff Orpington).

As chicks, they just look like fuzzy tennis balls.



My chick brooder shed has insulated walls, a 100w bulb in one of those metal clamp-on utility lamps for warmth, a hatch leading to a fenced-in area under the shed, and sliding panels over screened windows for ventilation during the day.