Brooding. Chicks and ducklings

[Lollypop]

Ok I'm incubating chicks ducklings and soon to be turkey's.

When I incubate my quail they pop out I put them in a broiders which is not much more than a big wooden box with heat and hay and a lid. 4 weeks later they go outside to the cage.

What I need to know is with chicks ducks and turkeys, how do I brood them how long do I broiders them is there a special brooder do I need a little chick/duckling brooder and a one once the feather out? Do they go from the broiders to the chicken run as soon as they feather like my quail? How big should my brooder be? Can my broiders be outside as long as the don't get wet or cold?

I need to know the process. Thanks

 

[Lollypop]

One other thing. Can the brooders have a 1/4x1/4 hardware cloth floor so the mess drops down to the ground?

 

[Lollypop]

Can anyone help? Or did I ask the wrong question?

 

[howfunkyisurchicken]

You can brood them all together. Your biggest concern will be the ducks though. They'll make a huge mess with their water, and chickens and turkeys don't do well in a wet environment. It would probably be best to keep them on wire so that any splashed water falls to the ground. Or put bedding or shelf liner on one side and keep the water on the side that's wire.
As for when to take them out of the brooder, that can vary a lot depending on breed, feed and how warm they're kept. The general rule is to put them out when they're fully feathered. I do that with my chicks, my ducklings go out a little sooner as their bodies grow faster than their feathers. I hold on to my poults a little longer, they just seem more delicate.
Good luck.