brooder box

  1. heathercara

    Chick Newbie! Brooder and Coop Questions

    Hi! I'm Heather, and my BF and I just bought a house in the Santa Cruz mountains after renting for a long time in the Bay Area. We love our area, and now that we own a house, I can fulfill all my animal dreams :) I have never had chickens, and I can't wait. (I always have to stop at the feed...
  2. Dogface208

    Woods style coop brooder question

    I've decided on a Woods style coop for my future bird barn. I want to have an "introductory brooder" in the main coop that I can put larger chicks in when it's time, but I'd like to have it on the floor under the roosts. In the off chance I am introducing some chicks in winter, will the air...
  3. MarlyMonster

    DIY brooder box for under $20!

    In preparation for my hatching experiment I figured I’d get a head start and get working on a brooder box for when the chicks hatch. While looking online for a brooder I noticed they all are either expensive or just don’t look durable. So I figured I’d make my own! It’s super cheap and it only...
  4. reese77

    First Time: Jumbo Brown Coutrnix Quail Chicks

    This is my first time trying to raise quail. I purchased 27 day old chicks a week ago and, I have 25 left. 1 chick was deformed and I had to cull it, another chick was sickly and slept most of the time, I had to help it drink and eat but it was constantly being trampled and had not grown to the...
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  5. I

    What is brooding? (And what is a duck brooder?)

    As the title implies, I'm not too sure what duck brooding is. I've seen a lot of Youtube videos where the owners have brooders for their ducklings and as I'm thinking about getting myself a pair of Pekin ducklings, I would love to know. I'm confused because I thought I would just need to buy a...
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    • Forum: Ducks
  6. Raptorchick

    Brooding different ages and sizes?

    So, I have 7 three week old serama chicks that are ready for an upgraded brooder. I brought home a small coop that's about 4wx4lx4h with an attached nesting box, and today I plan on installing the heatlamp and some swings :p Three days ago I had one black copper maran egg hatch (she was in a...
  7. Happychickmomma

    Brooder box heat lamp

    Hi everyone, my family and I just got 10 baby chicks yesterday. We are so excited! We have a brooder box all set up with water, food and a heat lamp and they all seem really happy and content. Although, my question is, we live in California and the temp outside is around 95 degrees. I have the...
  8. M

    Can chicks and ducklings be raised in the same brooder?

    I just got 5 day-old ducklings and 4 day-old chicks. All supposedly sexed as female. I have made the water accessible to all but in such a way that the ducklings can not make a huge mess. I have the kind of heater that they snuggle under with plenty of space to get away from each other. Any...
  9. jolenesdad

    First time brooding in coop - size questions

    Hi all. I’ve got a 60sf coop and 8 chickens. The chickens are let out at 7am and free range until sundown when they return to the coop. They stay 99% of the time within a 1/2 acre of the coop sharing a paddock with two horses. There are currently 4 14-16 months old, 4 5-6 month old hens...
  10. BorregoMike

    Brooder in coop - questions

    I’m a newbie, planning to start with about 35 day old chicks in October - 2/3s red broilers and the rest buff orpingtons. Location is southern Calif. desert. I really don’t have the option of starting these chicks in the house ( BorregoMike’s spouse says NO WAY on that:) but I have a very...
  11. CanadaEh

    Blocking space above low roosts and ventilation?

    I would like to make the best use of the interior coop space of (only) 8x8 shed coop, and I like the design shown in this https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/reasoning-behind-stair-stepping-the-roost.1065008/#post-16217710 thread - with whole wall of brooder boxes under whole wall of same...
  12. Foxbury

    Was ordering hatchery chicks/ducklings a mistake?

    Good morning, Hello there! I recently got eight day old ducks through a Hatchery in California (I am on the east coast, not that that may matter) and they all arrived fine and healthy. It’s just that they seem so vastly different than the chicks I have bought at the local feed store. I realize...
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    • Forum: Ducks
  13. hennythpalcrow1

    FOUND an orphaned Chick! Help!

    My daughter found a tiny orphaned baby chick on her school grounds (definitely chicken or turkey although I wouldn't know how to ID it for sure). Of course we brought it home. We have it in a broader under a heat lamp with a stuffed animal to keep it "company" and plan to introduce it...
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    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  14. CapricornFarm

    Triple Brooder Build

    I started building a brooder today. It is 7 feet long, and 30" wide. The plan is to put in dividers so i can put different types of babies in them, or different ages separate. Right now i have quail eggs, guinea eggs and chicken eggs. Thought i would post this for anyone interested.
  15. ChitownChick

    The Ultimate Brooder Design! BUILT-IN DUST FILTER

    I posted this in the coop design forum, but realized it may be more useful here. My husband and I are designers and fabricators, so we decided to take our brooder to the next level this year. It came out really well so I thought I'd share with you guys! We keep the chicks in a spare bedroom...
  16. ChitownChick

    The Ultimate Brooder Design! BUILT-IN DUST FILTER

    My husband and I are designers and fabricators, so we decided to take our brooder to the next level this year. It came out really well so I thought I'd share with you guys! We keep the chicks in a spare bedroom that I use as a dressing room/big closet. Last year I realized that the chicks...
  17. My new favorite brooder - Two level dog crate set up! (Picture included)

    My new favorite brooder - Two level dog crate set up! (Picture included)

    Hello Everyone! Having raised chickens in cardboard boxes for the first week, to large plastic storage bins, to dog crates and outdoor pop up screened tents prior to moving into the coop with the adults. I have to say out of all the dog crates we've used for when they're about 1 month old and...
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  18. WestoftheRest

    First brooder and coop builds.

    As I continue to wait for one of our nanny goats to kid out I figured I would share some pics of my brooder set up as well as the progress of my first coop. There will be hardware cloth from the roofline down to the top of the siding on two walls (approximately 3.5” X 10’) Do you guys think...
  19. Kharris75

    Brooder box cover

    at what point do I need to worry about my two chicks being able to escape out of the brooder box? They are about 2 weeks old and in a box about a foot or so deep.
  20. 5

    DIY Brooder

    Hi, as this is my first time hatching I want to make sure I am not making mistakes. I just finished transforming an Ikea box into a brooder and I would like to get some feedback and DIY tips. This is the whole thing: It will have a lamp with a heat bulb shining through the wire part. There is...
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    • brooder box brooder in house quail quail chick
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    • Forum: Quail
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