Build Chicken Coops and Poultry Brooders

Brood 250 chicks in sub-freezing temperatures with only two heat lamps! This simple project takes only two hours to build and costs around $30. The brooder is made from a sheet of thin plywood, insulated with a layer of wood shavings. Two porcelain lamp sockets hold heat lamps that lie horizontally.

We have three of these brooders and they really work! Our chicks were warmer and we saved over $100 in electric bills.

This link takes you to a copy of the original Ohio Experiment Station bulletin describing the brooder.