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    Moving Ducklings Outside

    Hi, I’m going to buy ducks next month but I wanted to make sure I had all the research before I start! I have 2 questions that I couldn’t find answered properly- Firstly, at 6 weeks should I buy a small duck house and let them live outside and during the night. I didn't want to use a heat...
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    Please help! the floor of my incubator is wet and egg is still hatching!

    Please help me, I have two baby chicks that have already hatched but one hatched in day 19 and the other 20. But the incubator floor got wet(I've added too much water for humidity) and my chicks are getting themselves wet! I would remove then to the brooder but there are other eggs and one has...
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    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
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    Brooder question

    So I have a question, I had to move my pullets out to my mud room. Because having them this size (5 weeks) was too much. It’s heated stays around 65-72 and also a heat lamp, a electric space heater of it gets too cold. My question is the ventilation. I can’t open the doors because it’s just...
  4. floral_chickadee

    How long will a bathtub brooder last 6 standard chicks?

    I’ve ordered 6 new chicks (technically one is a bantam), and I’m planning on using my extra bathtub as a brooder. I’m currently buying things and getting everything set up so I don’t have a picture of it but I’ve got a while til they will arrive (they hatch April 12th and will be here soon after...
  5. Ineke9909

    Brand new at this, raising my first chicks

    Just wanted to join in the fun, my hubby is building a nice coop . Meanwhile, the chicklets are using one of our showers as a brooder. It’s working out great, no drafts, safe from our dog, run the ceiling fan for odor control. We have a heat lamp and a box with a heating pad on it. When they are...
  6. LightedPrism

    brooding inside

    So. I'm having a discussion with the family about brooding new chicks inside the home. I'm curious how many have done so? and how long? I made it a poll so hopefully easier to keep track of, but I cant really specify the amount of time (yet) could y'all type below how long they stay inside...
  7. Harmoni

    Interior brooder layout for almost 2 week old chicks

    So we have a heat plate. Picture one is with the heat plate on a rack made of hardware cloth. They would occasionally sleep under it at night but were spending a lot of time on top of it. I decided to try a different design. I have the heat plate under an aluminum tray. Does that seem ok? I was...
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    Chick Brooder Bedding

    Hello Everyone I was wondering if any other UK chick owners have used Plevin Snowflake bedding for their chicks? They're now just over a week old and I'd like to house them on wood shavings, the packet says it's suitable for poultry but does not specify which wood it is made from, only stating...
  9. Disintegration

    Brooder Ideas for 16 Bantam Chicks?

    I've gotten really attached to the idea of getting bantams this June, but I'm still unsure about brooder size. I think I'll be getting 15 or 16 straight run bantams, raising them until they can be put in the coop (so around 6 weeks) and then keeping around 8-10 and selling or giving away the...
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    Chick Brooder

    Looking for some advice. We currently use 2 red heat lamps for chicks that hatch. Obviously keeping the temp up in negative degree temps is tough, and I genuinely try and avoid a fire hazard, but that has been on my mind lately. Is it better or just as good, to use the chick brooder plates? The...
  11. AmberNate

    Too cold to move chicks outside?

    Hi everyone! I’m a new chicken mama to 4 Easter Egger ladies. They are just about 8 weeks old and still in their brooder. The chicken farm we got them from told us to keep them indoors until the temperature outside matches the temperature inside. We’re in NJ and it’s in the 20s here right now...
  12. LizzzyJo

    Poll: Thoughts on using sand as brooder bedding?

    I would like to experiment a bit with my new babies arriving next week. Sand in the brooder over shavings would save dust, clean-up, money, and time. What are your thoughts?
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    Brooder in garage with our cars

    I'm planning on getting my first group of chicks in a week or two, and the idea was that I'd keep the brooder in the garage with the heat lamp. I've read up a ton about how to set up the brooder and the chicks needs, including that they should be protected from drafts and fumes. My garage is a...
  14. K

    Hatching Time Brooder Questions

    Hey guys! We sell chicks locally and are currently brooding in tubs with thermostat controlled heat lamps. We do this in our unheated garage. We are looking to upgrade to a stackable brooder system. We’ve already decided against GQF as it states on their website they are meant for room temp...
  15. Producer’s Pride: Brooder & Coop Heater

    Producer’s Pride: Brooder & Coop Heater

    The Producer's Pride FH200 Brooder And Chicken Coop Heater has a 1-piece heating place with 6 holders for chicken and egg care and has uses 87% less energy than a 1500W Heat Lamp. A chicken coop heater and brooder heater in one unit Radiant heat technology is much safer than a heat bulb...
  16. Quailguy728

    Off-Grid Incubator-Brooder-and Coop heater... RECYCLED HEAT

    **Reposting/starting a thread for this here. Hey folks! Long time no post. I'm sure we can all agree; Life gets out of hand sometimes... I digress... I've returned today with a crazy concept I plan to implement myself soon. I figured it would be a great idea to share the idea with this...
  17. Broncos52

    1 wk old baby chicks - is my set up okay?

    Hello i have a new flock of 4 birds.1 week old. Ive posted a pic of my set up below the thermometer says about 91 degrees is this good? They seem okay but in all the other photos the lamps seem so close. Mine is about 2 feet about the brooder. Any advice would be great or anything different u...
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    One of our favorite brooders!

    This is our first run with one of our newest brooders shown below. As you can see the chicks are quickly outgrowing there new home(s). We will be moving them to a much larger home in the next few days. The heat lamps are all individually controlled and dimmable for heat level control. Each...
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    Big chick pecking small chicks

    Hey everyone, I have 1 6 week old silkie chick and 4 1 week old silkies too. Yesterday I put them in the same brooder and the big one is trying to peck at them. He even tries to jump towards them. What should I do? Should I separate them? Thanks.
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    Someone Please Help!! Incubating Silkie Chickens

    Hello everyone. I I am incubating 4 silkie chicken eggs and one hatched. It has now been 36hours and no other eggs have hatched yet. Its day 22. I candled them on day 18 and they were just fine. The one that hatched it chirping a lot and I think he needs to be moved to the brooder. However I...
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