My new baby brooder.

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Ashburnham said:
Hi - my only comment on that is that it looks a little draughty for newly hatched chicks.
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I'd be proud to have that brooder for my chicks.It would do very well.
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I'd be happy with it.
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Ashburnham said:
Hi - my only comment on that is that it looks a little draughty for newly hatched chicks.
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After the chicks hatch I keep them in a 20 gallon aquarium until they out grow it which doesn't take long. Then they go into the brooder in the pic. Having them in the basement I didn't worry about drafts, but when I put them in the garage, I wrapped the brooder in plastic and kept heat on them until they out grew it. Now they are inside my pole barn while I build a coop outside for them.the coop build can be seen here.https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/731054/new-coop-build
 
Here is my brooder I built. The 2 levels work great for different age hatches. I built the top section first and then realized the bottom was wasted space so I built the slide in unit for it. I love it and it works awesome.





 
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Ashburnham said:
Yeah - I have found you can get much better heat control with a dimmer.
That light bulb is just for show- it willl be replaced with a  ceramic type heat bulb.
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Looks great Ash!

Did you use a ceramic fitting as well? Those ceramic bulbs can melt plastic ones.
 

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