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  1. 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...
  2. 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...
  3. 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...
  4. 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...
  5. 4

    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...
  6. Z

    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.
  7. Z

    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...
  8. Z

    Using an older incubator as a heat source for my chick brooder?

    Hey, I’m getting ready to hatch chicks and I was wondering if I could use an incubator as a source of heat for the chicks. I have a heat lamp but I heard they catch fire sometimes and I don’t want to spend $80 on a heating box. I figure I can just put the incubator in the brooder box and turn it...
  9. S

    Indoor versus Outdoor Brooder

    As I get ready for chicks in the spring, I keep reading that chicks are very dirty/dusty and will ruin a room in your house if you brood them indoors. My mind immediately began considering an attached, but unheated garage which stays around freezing or above in cold weather. I bought an ecoglow...
  10. kelzey

    alternative to heat lamp?

    as the title says, i’m looking for an alternative to a heat lamp. i’m getting some baby chicks (less than a week old) again within the next couple days (only two or three to add to my current flock of three eventually) and i’m not quite sure where to get a heat lamp around here and i don’t have...
  11. chickenchicklady

    Raising meat birds outside

    At what point can I move my chicks from their brooder to their chicken tractor? They’re a week old right now. Out temperatures are 30s-50s at night and 70-80s in the day. They’re out growing their brooder faster than I had expected.
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    • big brooder brooder babies inside meat meat birds old enough one week old outside tractor
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    • Forum: Meat Birds ETC
  12. chickenchicklady

    Jumbo Cornish X Vs. Cornish Game Hens

    I ordered Jumbo Cornish X and Cornish game hens. 12 of each. I asked hatchery to separate them or mark them so I could tell the difference, they did not. Will I be able to tell when they are older? I know Game hens are usually ready before Cornish X. That’s why I’m a bit worried. I don’t want to...
    • chickenchicklady
    • Thread
    • brooder chicks cornish game hen differences feed hatchery jumbo cornish x meat bird meat grower tell apart
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Meat Birds ETC
  13. K

    Help! Light fell on chick :(

    Hi, I have two 3 week old chicks. The lamp I'm using (40w standard desk lamp.. NOT heat lamp/bulb) fell on the chick and she was stuck inside for a second or 2. I'm worried it may have burned her. Luckily, the lamp is warm but not ridiculously hot (I can touch it briefly). And she is...
  14. Anjelly

    New!

    Hello! I'm Angie. I live in North Pole, Alaska. At the beginning of July, my boyfriend and I moved into our new home and decided it was time to have our own chickens. We currently have 4 Silkies and 8 Brahmas. They arrived on the 17th of July and have been staying in our guest room (in a...
  15. WallyBirdie

    Brooder Suggestion?

    For my single/surprise chick, I didn't run out and grab the tub I usually use for brooding. The chick was so small that I simply grabbed a spare bird cage. (I've acquired a few since I kept deciding my birds needed larger cages and travel cages.) So, my little chick has spent her days being...
  16. Quail brooder

    Quail brooder

    Coturnix quail brooder, with heat plate, feeder, and 2 waterers.
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  17. WalnutTree

    Brooder Security | Predator Proof?

    I have a year till I get my new flock so I have a year to prepare. But I would like to build a brooder somewhere different this year, a permanent one. The only problem is I'm not used to raising them outside, because their is more predators to worry about. So I would like to have my...
  18. Cottage K

    A question about moving guineas

    I hope it's ok to post about guineas here! I have 8 3 week old guineas that are outgrowing their brooder. We dont have the coop finished yet, but hope to be finished in a week. The last few days we have been moving thr guineaa from their brooder to a makeshift outdoor pen to have more room to...
  19. ecwb12

    New to BYC

    Hi BYC community, I'm very happy to be a newly joined member! I have just brought home my first ever flock of chicks a couple of days ago. I have 5 golden sex link hens that are happy in their brooder, and I am currently working on their coop in my backyard. I have a couple of questions right...
  20. egibsch

    Pics of our first flock

    I appreciate all the pics here on BYC, so I thought I'd share our crew! The first group is currently 2 weeks old. Purchased 6 from Tractor Supply (TSC) June 4 (hatch date June 1). 4 Easter Eggers (labeled as Americana) and 2 Cuckoo Marans. We will be sharing 3 of these with friends in a week or...
    • egibsch
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    • brooder buckeye chicks chicks 1 day cuckoo maran easter egger silver lace wyandottes sussex welsummer
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
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