Is 12" High too Short for a Brooder?

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Em Ty

Em Ty

Chirping
6 Years
Oct 3, 2013
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I'm looking at using a 50 gallon stock tank for a coturnix quail brooder. It's 2'x4'x12" high. I'll be using a heat lamp on a dimmer and I can suspend the heat lamp higher than the tank if needed.

Will a 12" high brooder be fine? It's on sale for $80 (I'm in Canada and it's regularly $150) and it's got round corners and it much tougher than a tote, so that's why I'm thinking of using it.

Thanks for the help.
 
My brooder is about that tall, I use old screens for a top to keep the jumper down if necessary.
 
I used one for chicks....was too small after a week, might work better for quail.
Made a neat wire top to sit lamp on and used dimmer for heat control.

 
Thanks...it was a fun thing to do, had always wanted to laminate some curves so played with it for this application.
Used 4 layers of soaked luan plywood...and lots of clamps on the trough as a template, curved ends first then straights to join.
Turned out real nice, it worked well and was I pretty disappointed when I realized how way too small it was for many chicks.
My first hatching and brooding<shrugs> live and learn.

Ended up cutting it in half to make an awning to protect a pop door....so ended up being useful for chickens anyway.
 

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