Pixijayne
Chirping
- Jun 13, 2015
- 82
- 8
- 56
Oh thank goodness someone who knows something ... I was a fish out of the pond here .....
Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
Just saw this post!! That's a great brooder. No need to worry about humidity now. That will work just fine!!Here is my contraption:No thermostat. Just a dial to change the voltage on the light bulb. Paint cans are weights. The inside:
Not much to it. A bowl of water and the right lighting provides the perfect humidity. A thermostat would be nice because it's a pain in the butt keeping an eye on the temps. 1 chicklet
![]()
Can you see the other egg starting to hatch?
Here is what I'm planning for a brooder:
That infrared light proved to be way way too much. Would probably cook a bird for dinner. I settled on a 100w bulb. Now the question is: does it need to be closed in on all sides for the humidity? I figure it's already more than what they would get in the wild. I could spray the area with water and replicate momma coming in from the pond.
I just had a chance to look at your photos, that baby is sooo cute ... and it looks like you have another on-the-way ...
I like the brooder you have to ... not sure it the fluorescent tubed light wil be of any use ... but again I dont have a clue .... just been trying to help till real help came along
MORE PICS PLEASE !!!
Just saw this post!! That's a great brooder. No need to worry about humidity now. That will work just fine!!
Oh thank goodness someone who knows something ... I was a fish out of the pond here .....
The other one is currently working its way out of the shell. I'm glad to have another because the one does not like being alone.
The tube light is actually a infrared heater, but it's way too hot to use. I'm just using a 100w light bulb.
Thanks! I had to put cardboard all around because the chick would run straight to anything, including a cat, and stick its head out the cage. Covering the chick with a washcloth keeps it quiet for about 30 min and it's back to hollaring and run around like a chicken, well, you get the idea
I put a stuffed bird in with it and it likes to stick its head under the bird. I guess it doesn't like the bright light.
It won't eat or drink and already took a swim in the water bowl. I had to take the water bowl out. I'm afraid that getting it to eat and drink is going to be a challenge. Someone on here said they can go 36 hrs before needing food or water. I hope that is true.
They can go a few days with nothing because of the yolk they absorb right before hatching. Just keep it available and it will eat and drink soon enough.
Once the new gosling hatches and fluffs up enough to go into the brooder, it will quiet down a lot. They really prefer not to be alone but it won't die because of it or anything.
Sounds like you're doing a great job! I'm so glad you rigged up an incubator and got some babies. That's awesome for your first try at incubation especially with a homemade incubator.
OMG its the cutest thing I have ever seen ....... I even caught myself looking up the pros and cons of getting my own .... then I got busted ... and I was officially told NO !!!!
Considering he who said NO !!! .... agrees to the fact I have only 8 chooks in the back yard .... though, I can get almost 2doz eggs a day during peak egg laying season .....
I think his blind-eye would see loud and clear if a goose showed up !!!!