2010 HomeMade Brooder Contest - Win $20 BYC Store Gift Cert. Ends 5/9

[Kiwibird]

Hi Purple Goanna, always nice to see a fellow kiwi in the forums.

Where did you get the dimmer switch? I have lights that clip onto the brooder box and move up and down on a gooseneck set-up (cheap clamp lamps from Mitre 10 Mega), but I think the dimmer switch might be an improvement.

 

[isabrowneyedsue]

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heck yeah! everyone who walks into my kitchen laughs at me, but, it really is totally perfect! thumbs up redwing!!

 

[vtfarma]

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Oh, I wouldn't worry about that. There are a lot of people who think your idea is wonderful, including me. We need to reuse what we have and that is how I do our brooder.

The things we use for ours are plastic bins for the layers with things set up from there. I will dig out some pics. Its those 200 meat birds that are a delight to brood. I am not sure I still have a pic of the last brooder we did on those. When does this close? We don't usually set up until May with the meat birds and we use furnace boxes and shavings to start.

 

[cherylcohen]

Thanks! I'll add this to my page...but this is the brooder with our babies. Note the exercise gym!

 

[Sparkelrose]

Well not sure how long this will be going on... I will try to get a page made up of my new brooder my DH and I put together yesterday. I will also include the other "brooders" that I used up untill now. Don't have time to do it tonight, but will get started in the morning. It's pretty cute though.

Great Job everyone else that has posted theirs I have enjoyed going through the thread and looking at all the different brooders!

 

[nancypo]

I see I'm not the only one who added a sm. weight for a perch!

Mine are using it already!

 

[nancypo]

And recycling is alwats awesome, of course. About 90% of our new coop is recycled/reused...

 

[Feathered Landings]

Okay, here's 1 of 3 different one's I have. I may not be able to complete the 3rd one in time cause the weather has been so rainy and stormy I can't get outside to work on it...anyway, hope you like this one

https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=26147-feathereds-brooder-in-coop

 

[TheFreundFlock]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=33291-my-brooder
I love mine! I am using it with two batches of chicks this time! Seeing it is a double decker it is great!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/33291_dsc07523.jpg

 

[Triple T]

Here is the brooder that became a fun family project and is happily brooding our chicks now.




https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=28983-my-homemade-brooder