Last Night I finished stage one of the new chick house.
It was originally built as a hen house, 8' x 8' it had 24 nest in it. Whoops forgot roost.
12 nest torn out and roost added in for the winter.
Then modified to add hatching areas for broody hens, sectioned off the area above the nest.
Then modified to add some warm weather broody areas over top of the roost.
Then everything torn out and a fridge and freezer added along with 2 double free standing brooders.
Now every thing removed R-13 insulation added to walls.
All walls covered with 1/4" plywood.
Rear door redone to seal off better.
Plastic added over head to keep heat in. (removable for summer use)
New Front door installed. New roost added.
New 3' x 4' floor brooder added with extra lights.
2-250 watt red lights from ceiling added.
Added another insulated brooder 24" x 43" with extra lights.
Added two hanging feeders, water bucket with 4 nipples and an extra pan for water on floor (till they get used to nipples)
Added white swirl bulb on timer to run from 8AM to 8PM.
Stage 2 will be to change from heat bulbs to an electric heater.
Add another (non insulated) brooder beside insulated one
Add 2 more (non insulated) brooders above roost.
Stage 3...........
Build a new building 10 foot by 30 foot and start over.
It was originally built as a hen house, 8' x 8' it had 24 nest in it. Whoops forgot roost.
12 nest torn out and roost added in for the winter.
Then modified to add hatching areas for broody hens, sectioned off the area above the nest.
Then modified to add some warm weather broody areas over top of the roost.
Then everything torn out and a fridge and freezer added along with 2 double free standing brooders.
Now every thing removed R-13 insulation added to walls.
All walls covered with 1/4" plywood.
Rear door redone to seal off better.
Plastic added over head to keep heat in. (removable for summer use)
New Front door installed. New roost added.
New 3' x 4' floor brooder added with extra lights.
2-250 watt red lights from ceiling added.
Added another insulated brooder 24" x 43" with extra lights.
Added two hanging feeders, water bucket with 4 nipples and an extra pan for water on floor (till they get used to nipples)
Added white swirl bulb on timer to run from 8AM to 8PM.
Stage 2 will be to change from heat bulbs to an electric heater.
Add another (non insulated) brooder beside insulated one
Add 2 more (non insulated) brooders above roost.
Stage 3...........
Build a new building 10 foot by 30 foot and start over.
