BROODER thread! Post pics of your brooders!

[Rostercogbern]

Lol oh don't worry I kept them between 90 and 95 degrees it was a battle but they pulled threw

 

[mclanea]

These guys are sick of the brooder! Finalizing the coop today.

 

[aart]

These guys are sick of the brooder! Finalizing the coop today.

Am surprised you're still using a heat lamp.
Yeah, they look ready to go outside!

 

[mclanea]

Am surprised you're still using a heat lamp.
Yeah, they look ready to go outside!

Only been using it at night to keep it between 70-75 in there. If all goes well today they will be in the coop tonight.

 

[cmccullough1390]

Cheap easy and functional makes for very happy chicks. I like and most importantly my chicks love having a hot and a cool side especially my older chicks it helps them regulate. I keep a feeder and water on each side so they always have plenty as well as a dust bath in the cool side so I don't take up their warm space but they can use their bath and get some grit. Also I suggest and love to mix diatomaceous earth in the bedding and bath to keep away any pest especially with farm chicks they like it lots.

 

[bookwormofdune]

I find using my bathtub is easiest. I sacrifice taking a bath for a while ( I do have a shower in another bathroom) to get a brooder I can easily clean and lots of spots to hook the heat lamp to. Oh and with this current run I have enough space to separate ducks and chickens and only need one heat lamp.

 

[jkh2023]

I used an idea I found on this site and did the same just added a mirror to the side and a few sticks.

 

[eHuman]

Subscribed.

 

[MainelyHens]

I have made some lil escape artists a lil upset this afternoon. But now they will not become dachshund snacks!

 

[lazy gardener]

I have made some lil escape artists a lil upset this afternoon. But now they will not become dachshund snacks!

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