Posts by threesprings

Looks like that should work, no doubt.  How many chicks is that for?

I'm buying a 21% grower in bulk. For new chicks I add fishmeal for the first week or two to bump up the protein.  After that they are free range on pasture.  As they develop I get more and more liberal with the scratch tossed...

Looking good.  Are they still under a brooder at nite? 

The gasolecamerica looks to be the ticket.  Have you ever used one of these for chick brooding?  Do they have a thermostat? I'll be giving them a call later today, thanks.

I'm wondering if anyone out there has experience with propane brooders for small scale meat bird production (50-200 chicks at a time).  I'd like to know what kind of fuel consumption I can expect and if there are some more...

I looked them up and they would probably work better than what I'm using now, however the larger one is advertised as using 60 watts.  Not sure if that is 60 watts at 12 volts or 110.  Thanks, for the link though, I should...

Thanks, I'm looking for a brooder heater for chicks not eggs.  C

Does anyone know of a propane brooder suitable for 1-200 chicks?  I have found one for 1000+ chicks but that seems overkill and wasteful for my situation.  I live off grid and electricity is an issue with the electric...

When I was picking up the first batch of birds, the feed store convinced me to use to gamebird feed to avoid medicated chick starter and as they said have fewer leg problems.  (Of course, they also said to butcher right at 8 weeks...

So far today what's left is looking perky, although more wind and rain tonight.  I'm changing the feed to a broiler finisher till I can arrange time for butcher.  Are all Cornish X chicks virtually the same bird, or are there...