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  1. DonyaQuick

    Designing and 3D printing feeders & accessories

    Couple updates on the chick waterer stands... The plain 2-piece version works great, but what works better when I need to raise the height again is actually just a slightly taller version of the same 2-piece design for deep shavings. I was initially worried that chicks would somehow push...
  2. Logar

    Anything to add to brooder?

    that looks good! this is a personal preference but shavings were much much better for me. I only had paper towels for a few hours and they ripped them up, they got wet/damp and the chicks had poop stuck to their feet. the chicks also enjoyed scratching around in the shavings. the only difference...
  3. Nomadicus

    Granny's gone and done it again

    No heat needed in our outdoor brooder now.
  4. A

    Brooder light

    hello , I have a SunGlo uvb light 70wt that I used to use for my turtle. Wondering if I can use this bulb for the brooder (3 silkie chicks from the incubator) is it an appropriate bulb or do I need to get a red light or warm Light cheap bulb? Will the UVB and brightness affect the chicks...
  5. E

    Fussy girls

    If my neighbors were unaware that I have chicks, they know now. The girls are 4 weeks old and we just put them into their new run. It's 19x10x6.5. They went out around noon and just had a blast. Zooming, scratching, and eating like the gluttons that they are. I set their brooder plate in a...
  6. Huntmaster

    Do new chicks need a light at night in the brooder?

    As long as they are all tucked in first few nights knowing where their heat is they should be fine. But this isn't only for first night if they were under heat lamps to begin with, they may need some tucking in to get to know where their heat plate is at first also. GOOD LUCK.
  7. WallyG74

    The Moonshiner's Chick Chat

    I moved my brats to the outside brooder today. I’ll spare you the creepy red light pic. I need to pick my keepers soon so I can advertise the rest of them.
  8. rosemarythyme

    Brooding with Heat Plate Questions

    Chicks with only a heat plate and no light will stay under it during the duration of night, just as they would with a mother hen. I brood with a true day/night cycle. The chicks do not have to be taught to seek out the heat source, their instinct tells them to do so as the daylight naturally...
  9. redinator

    You CAN Raise Chicks Outside in Cold Weather

    I think it has to do with the 'commercial requirements' for chicks that never see the light of day. I came across the this when I first started raising chicks Baby chicks need a specific temperature range in their brooder for proper development. For the first week, the temperature should be...
  10. Down Under

    Incubator babies now what?

    Hi Dans Magoo, Yes stop egg rotation and increase your humidity from day 18. They should pip around day 21 give or take, then hatch 12 to 18 hours after pipping give or take, after they hatch they will sleep a lot. Once they fluff up transfer them to your brooder, when putting them in the...
  11. L

    A couple of my duck eggs have hatched

    Some people leave theirs in for a day or two but I always removed mine right away and let them dry under the light in my brooder. I did not like mine knocking the other eggs around.
  12. orgainsect

    How can chicks be raised to be healthier?

    Your approach also sounds great. The method I mentioned is mainly applicable to beginners who don't know how to operate or those who want to raise chicks systematically. Of course, there must be better ways. This is just my personal experience. Thank you for your reply. We can all exchange more...
  13. S

    Is 48 degrees to cold?... first night out

    This is almost exactly as I’ve done. I put my 12 day old chicks outside in the coop with the flock. They were in a small area with chicken wire separating them. At 5 weeks I took the wire out. They sleep together with the flock. During the day they’re with the flock, but in a small wire cage...
  14. MysteryChicken

    What breed

    Better picture away from the red light?
  15. M

    Pretty baby, any guesses?

    This buff nugget is around seven weeks old, I think--it's just starting to get some actual feathering. I'd love it to be a hen, since it's such a snuggle buddy, but the little bit of comb is making me have roo vibes. I read the guidelines for taking good pictures, but I'll be honest: aside...
  16. M

    Brooder questions

    i wouldnt bother with a 'fabricated' permanent brooder unless a) you have an ongoing large operation and b) you have space for it and c) your strong and motivated enough to clean it ... cardboard boxes come in all sizes up to watermelon bin, are easy to move and clean if properly prepped with...
  17. FeatherAndBloom

    Sleeping situation for my chick

    Hey! Thanks for the reply over here. I’ve been working towards weaning them off heat indoors (and they are off during the day) but with the dark and no heat lamp they have freaked out the past two nights, even just inside their brooder. So I have the ceramic heat emitter (100w, keeping the...
  18. JFF12

    What breed

    Ok good people, please come to the rescue once again. I need to know what kind of bantam this is. The light is coming from a brooder lamp so please excuse but he/she is mainly black and yellow, from tractor supply.
  19. thequietman

    Coop and Run with some Automation

    In March we got 5 chicks from a local farm/garden store, three Buff Orpingtons and 2 Rhode Island Reds. One turned out to be a boy, so he is being re-homed (leaving us 2 of each breed). While the chicks were growing in a brooder setup in the garage, I designed a built a small run and coop. I...
  20. gimmie birdies

    My brooding set up for new chicks.

    (Temperary brood space.) When I first got my baby chicks from mail order I had them in 2 boxes that were connected to make the space big enough. The light you see is a 60w yellow bug light. (incandescent because LED throws no heat.) A heat lamp would be too hot, in this space. I am not a fan of...
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