brooder advice

  1. K

    Perch Recommendations?

    I'm looking for some advice on creating a perch for my three 4-week-old chicks. The setup is a little challenging because I'm using a nylon playpen for my brooder, so there aren't bars to which I could easily attach a perch. 1. What is the proper diameter of a perch for chicks? I was thinking of...
  2. cdmadaio

    temporary conditions for broody and chicks!

    hello all, so i recently purchased chicks and decided to put them under a broody last night. everyone seems fine and the broody is making cooing noises leasing me to believe she’s accepted them. however, her chosen brooding location is in the coop above the ground in a nesting box. i moved her...
  3. R

    Brooder size

    Hi I just got these chicks like two days ago and I’m really new to owning chickens. I’m not sure if this brooder is big enough for them, but I have 6 in here right now. Should I upgrade them? They’re about 2-3 days old. I’m also getting them a second feeding dish since one doesn’t seem like...
  4. T

    Tiered Brooder

    I've grown tired of my on the floor brooder boxes and I'm trying to build a 3 tiered brooder hutch. We have a similar hutch for some quail breeder sets. I've had a hard time finding any info online but maybe I'm looking in the wrong place. I have seen the Hatching Time Brooders that stack but...
  5. M

    Quail chicks jumping

    This is my first time owning cotournix quails, they're a little over a week old with their feathers coming in nicely, I'm starting to think the bigger calmer ones are female and the resident drama queen chirping one is probably a boy. As of recently, they have all started to get very jumpy and...
    • Mineko
    • Thread
    • brooder brooder advice quail chicks
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Quail
  6. peachRN

    Pack 'n Play Brooder

    Has anyone use an old pack 'n play or playpen as a brooder? How did you cover it to avoid flyaways? We are done having babies and we have an old pack 'n play that we want to use. No sense in going out and buying a brand new brooder or building one if we can use what we already have. We're...
  7. Linx1

    Brooder set up for first two weeks?

    Do you think this will be big enough for 6 chicks for at least 2 weeks? The space is 15 inches by 12 inches. I just hope the little buggers have enough space! -Thanks! Haven’t brood since I was 8!
  8. B

    Weak Chick

    I have a 5 week old chick and she was doing perfectly fine, intergetic. However he rnother rejected her so shes been in our brooder, and deemed Kitchen Chicken. Shes been there since she was born and we had to help her out if the egg because she was shrink wrapped. Shes far too small to be put...
  9. horror_trashcan

    Questions about bedding, wasps and others

    I am wondering if pine needles are safe for chicks as I've read that they can be used in coops with grown chickens. I would like them to be able to scratch and dig however I think they are too young for dirt (4 days) and I read that grass clippings can get stuck in their crops. If grass is...
  10. S

    How to prepare geese for freak heat wave?

    We're getting a rare heat wave in the 100sF this week and I have three goslings 5 week and two 3 1/2 week). It's my first time raising them, especially in such high heat, and I have a few questions! Their brooder is in the shade near our house, open fence door but basically a big rectangular...
    • starrymutt
    • Thread
    • brooder advice gosling care heat wave
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Geese
  11. Chickerywitchery

    Can 3wk old turkeys go outside to the brooder with heat plate?

    I've got 3 royal palm turkey babies that are 3wks old. My outdoor brooder is inside the chicken coop and can have the heat plate move with them. Since I'm in north GA we've gotten some 90° days and nighttime it doesn't drop below 60° (most nights it's 70°). Do babies need to stay inside with...
  12. Setting Up Perfect DIY Temp Control System for $45

    Setting Up Perfect DIY Temp Control System for $45

    Setting up a perfect DIY brooder temperature control system on a budget. #1. Most common is using distance between the brooder and the light. #2. Is using a dimmer to control the brooders temperature. #3. Is using a temperature controller. #1 & #2 are the most common. I started with #1 in...
  13. M

    Brooder lamp not going above 81 degrees

    Hey y’all I’m new to hatching eggs and I’m having an issue getting my brooder up to temp. I’m on day 15 of hatching coturnix quail so I’m anxious about not getting the temperature high enough before they start hatching. I have an inkbird temperature probe set up touching the bedding directly...
  14. N

    broodee setup

    my ducklings are all doing well but they are jumping out of there brooder at less than a week old! i put posters around the gate because they can fit through it to keep them inclosed but i need to find a cheap way to make a bigger brooder for them any suggestions?
    • needducklinghelp
    • Thread
    • brooder brooder advice brooder setup duck 1 week ducklings
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Ducks
  15. A

    Heating pad and heat lamp

    Hello! We've had quite the morning. I woke up to the power being out the day that my turkey poulets arrived at the post office due to a freak snow storm. I was able to get them from the USPS and get home and keep them by the fire until the power came back on. The issue is that I set up a...
  16. M

    2 week old chicks trying to fly out of brooder

    I’m new to raising baby chicks. I have a couple 2 week old chicks who are desperately trying to fly out of the brooder they’re in. They’re inside in a 27 gallon tote with all the things they need but just wondering if this is normal? Every time I open the top of the brooder to clean it they’re...
  17. TyRi

    Uninsulated Garage Brooder

    **new to BYC so hopefully I’m doing this thread thing right** I plan on brooding in an uninsulated garage in Northwest Ohio. Chicks will be here by the end of this month. It gets rather chilly at night as it’s still technically winter and will say pretty chilly for the next month or so at night...
  18. L

    Chick Brooder question.

    Hi all, My wife and I are planning on raising chicks for the first time. We intend to get 6, day-old chicks (i.e., Orpington; Barred Rock; & Sussex) at some point in April. We've identified the coop/run that we'll have built for them when they're ready to go outside, but we're struggling with...
  19. Counting chickens

    Brooder outside or bring them inside?

    2 day old chicks, an Unexpected Journey. I was not planning on getting chicks yet, but here we are. They are in a 2'x6' brooder with a premier 1 heater plate. It is going to get down into the 30's the next couple of nights, but 66 degrees this afternoon as the wind shifted from the south. My...
  20. C

    Semi feral/wild hen with new babies

    Hi everyone, One of the neighborhood chickens recently hatched 3 adorable baby chicks! While I am thrilled, I am also worried. It is winter, the main rooster was stolen and she is in a field that is not near where the remaining flock hang out (front of my house versus back). I live in Houston...
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