Just a quick post to show how I simply made my brooder, for anyone wanting ideas.
This is my first rodeo so I googled a few pictures and came up with what I think is an ideal example of a brooder.
It’s build is simple really, using 4”x1” rough sawn timber and 2”x2” rough sawn timber. The external measurements are 2’ wide x 4’long & 3’ high the depth of the box itself is 18”.
When using the 4”x1” boards to lag the box I put the long ones internally, so that they would act as a rest for the lid which is onset as shown on the pictures. And by also doing this is does away with having to cut corners out of the flooring to go around the leg timbers.
I used ply wood as the flooring but didn’t screw it down so it’s is easily removed afterwards for thorough cleaning.
Feel free to ask any questions or leave comments. Hope this is helpful for anyone in the same situation I was.
This is my first rodeo so I googled a few pictures and came up with what I think is an ideal example of a brooder.
It’s build is simple really, using 4”x1” rough sawn timber and 2”x2” rough sawn timber. The external measurements are 2’ wide x 4’long & 3’ high the depth of the box itself is 18”.
When using the 4”x1” boards to lag the box I put the long ones internally, so that they would act as a rest for the lid which is onset as shown on the pictures. And by also doing this is does away with having to cut corners out of the flooring to go around the leg timbers.
I used ply wood as the flooring but didn’t screw it down so it’s is easily removed afterwards for thorough cleaning.
Feel free to ask any questions or leave comments. Hope this is helpful for anyone in the same situation I was.
