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 efficient than others. Electricity is not really an option in my...
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 brooders? Any help would be appreciated.
New to the forum and obviously new to meat birds. I am suffering amazing mortality. Started with 22 chicks. One never survived the trip home. one caught head in the wire. Lost two more within days in the brooder. Moved them to a pasture pen around 3-4 weeks with a lamp on for the first...