brooder box designs

  1. ChickaChicka1

    What's your favorite brooder box?

    So many people have so many different opinions on what their favorite thing to use as a chick brooder box is. So I'm putting it out there - what's your absolute favorite thing to use? Be sure to comment with any specific things you do with your brooder, and to add anything not on the list that...
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    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  2. Stock tank brooder with loft

    Stock tank brooder with loft

    This is my third time raising chicks, and I just moved from using a dog crate to a stock tank brooder. Though the ability to view and handle chicks from the side was a huge advantage, it was also a mess: hard to keep the shavings inside and very hard to clean, in my opinion. The main con of this...
  3. Ittybittyschmidtie

    is this Brooder okay for 15 baby chicks until older? New to chickens

    hello chickie friends, Pretty new here not sure if I’m doing this right. I was wondering if this set up I have is okay to house 15 baby chicks until they get bigger? I’m going to rig a heat lamp to hang over. Tips, suggestions? Thank you🐣
  4. Chick cave brooder

    Chick cave brooder

    My husband and I recently built our empty nest home on a 60 acre parcel of land in the upper mid-west. I have always wanted chickens and so I have been lurking on BYC for a year, researching everything chicken related, asking lots of questions as I learned how to care for chickens. I want to...
  5. NikksChicks

    DIY brooder for 30 chicks?

    Hi all! We are nearly finished constructing the 12x8 coop, looking towards completing a 30x20 run, and feel like it’s a good time to think about ordering chicks! We are planning on 30 chicks (assuming some casualties will occur) and I’m trying to find DIY solutions for a brooder (or 2) that...
  6. Chick-Mahal

    2 connected brooders....

    I made 2 brooders for my little ones that are now 3 weeks old. I created a cardboard oval for each butted them together with an adjoining door. I block the door to each side so I can keep them celan with out too much stress. Now when they get bigger they will need more room in there can I...
  7. Trinitydraco

    I made a video of making a 4'x4' brooder from 1 piece of plywood!

    I got surprised with chicks that I wasn't expecting and had to make a brooder. I am really happy with the way it came out. I only needed one sheet of plywood and 1 2x4 to make it and it is PLENTY big enough. It's meant for inside use or in a barn as it doesn't have a top but one can easily be...
  8. amtindall

    Making sure my brooder box is okay

    Hi all! I want to start off by saying this is my first time raising chicks in over 10 years, and I’m pretty rusty. The chicks seem to be doing pretty good, sleeping a lot, fluffing bedding, and chirping. No water drinking yet, but they have investigated it and been shown. There’s six bantam...
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    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  9. Allcoopedupwith6

    Ladies (and newly found gentleman) got an Upgrade!!

    Sooooooo..... our new flock is only 4-5 weeks old but growing like weeds!!! Hubby and I put our heads together and Voilà.... I think they like it!!! I can definitely say they kiddos do :love!! Any suggestions on what I can add to give them a little extra to do at such a young age?
  10. spiritpots

    Brooder box size for young chickens

    I have three sweet new six-week old chicks that I will be introducing to my existing flock in a couple of months once the little ones are bigger. I have the chicks in a small brooder box for now but need to use something larger to accommodate them for the next couple of months. Any...
  11. Homemade Brooder

    Homemade Brooder

    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...
  12. Noi

    Outdoor brooding in a run?

    Hello, all! I'm Noi, it's nice to meet all of you :) We just moved to VA (Hanover county) and my first chicks are coming in 2 weeks. So excited! I ordered 15 of a few different kinds (at least 2 each sho they'll each have a buddy), all of which are supposed to be hardy, healthy breeds who...
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    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  13. Fatherdowling

    My 2 room brood box

    I designed this 2 room brooder box using 2 clear totes. I cut holes in one side of each tote, covered the sharp edges with duct tape, lined up the 2 holes, and duct taped the 2 holes together. My chick's love it, they get to explore and have fun.
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