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RE: How to Make an Easy to Clean and Reusable Chick Brooder
Nice post! We used big plastic tubs to brood our chickies, and they really work like a charm! We've also used those same tubs after the chicks made it outside to hold hay, feeding supplies, and whatnot. We even used them as temporary nesting/sleeping shelters in a pinch once! Very handy things to have around the homestead.
Absolutely! I'm basically obsessed with them! We're gonna plant some kale in some! Haha
Like a wicking bed? I hope you document it when you do! I love seeing how other people's experiments turn out. I've been meaning to take better photos of this weird, imitation keyhole bed that I made to hold compost. I need to take my own advice, lol!
No, nothing fancy. Haha just big containers like a raised bed. We have ground squirrels that devoured everything so we're trying to come up with a temporary solution for this year but plan to make nice raised beds for next year! :)
Ah, got it! The joys of trying to grow food, and having to compete with the wildlife. :D
The hardest part of living this life and something a lot of people don't understand is that we have to learn to live with wildlife and not completely compete (or kill) them.