I think I'll try this idea too - separating the hatchlings from the unhatched. You could separate each section as well.
Now that I think about it tough ... we aren't really supposed to open the bator when they are hatching so this might not work.
I'm still contemplating my brooder ... I'm torn between using an old cabinet, an old dresser or just going the easy route and using a large wire dog crate (no shortage of those here with 9 dogs!). I may just use my daughter's old guinea pig cage for the first few days and keep them on the kitchen table (we never eat there anyhow) and then graduate them to a larger unit. There is a beautiful example of old window recycling on a brooder thread here on BYC that really piqued my interest too, but I think I'd like wire that I can insert plexi over instead. So many ideas floating around! My peeps will have to be indoors until at least April/May when it warms up enough to put them outdoors so I need a fairly good sized, easy to keep clean place to keep them. I contemplated using my puppy pen, but I have a litter planned to whelp in March so that won't work.
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