BROODER thread! Post pics of your brooders!

[johnson215]

that's one of the best ideas i've seen;

thanks for the idea!!!!!

 

[silkielover5]

for some reason it wont let me upload pictures. but my brooder and nesting boxes are combined. lower half is 5 boxes then on top is a huge brooder that can be divided in half

 

[tdgill]

just wondering if anyone else has used 75 or 100 watt red floodlight bulbs in their brooders. The heat lamp bulbs were just too hot for us....and I really do think the colored bulbs are more pleasant (green works ok too) than the harsh bright white.

 

[sgtmom52]

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I have used 75 watt black lights when I just needed a smaller amount of heat. I also use one as a little supplemental heat in my parakeet's cage ~ the light is on the outside near a perch so she can sit by it if she gets cold.

You need to get the regular incandescent light bulb like the one on the left ~ not the florescent one on the right.

You could also add a few black light poster and the chicks could have a disco party!

 

[tdgill]

I did try the black light "party bulb" one time..but it didn't last.

 

[Coop de Grille]

Yay! I finally have something to contribute to this board!

This is my first attempt at a brooder. I am using a dog house with the roof removed. I covered it with 1/4 inch hardware cloth. The door is covered with it and non-removable. The top is stapled all the way across the back and half way up the sides. I have eye hooks to secure the front. There is a small gap on each side but I don't think my cat could squeeze through there. I couldn't fit my hand through it so hopefully she can't get to it. I'm still not comfortable leaving it like that, but until I figure out a way to fix it, it will have to do.

I am supposed to pick up my first set of babies tonight, four one week old Silver Laced Wyandottes!

 

[tdgill]

cute! Was wondering how your lamp is attached?

 

[Coop de Grille]

It was just sitting on top for that picture. I have a kitty litter bucket on top of it now with the lamp clamped to it.

 

[xIndigoSkyx]

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Why the feather duster?

 

[iluvsedward]

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Why the feather duster?

so the baby chicks have something they can snuggle in, just like a hen.