How can I keep my brooder from reeking

[bobbi-j]

Any reason they’re not outside? They’re going to outgrow that box real quick.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Exactly yes white shavings will not smell near as bad but as soon as they have feathers they can go outside a garage or somewhere they are safe

 

[FathertoFeathers]

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Any reason they’re not outside? They’re going to outgrow that box real quick.

Its too cold for them and they aren’t fully feathered

 

[FathertoFeathers]

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Its too cold for them and they aren’t fully feathered

10 chicks 3 weeks old need more space.
Is the coop ready to go?


That.... and I'm betting spilled water and feed.

I have a coop ready for them yes.

 

[FathertoFeathers]

Start weaning them off the heat now, tho that's gonna be hard in that small brooder.
Is brooder inside your house or...?
Is that a heat lamp under that blanket?<cringes>

The brooder is in my room. I would keep them in the garage but there are rats and I am worried about them being with the rats. Yes that is a blanket over the heat lamp. I have found that it works quite well at balancing the temperature.

 

[FathertoFeathers]

I apologize if I was doing this wrong. I was going off of things that I read on this website and others. I was told I shouldn’t put the chicks outside if they were under 6 weeks old and to decrease the heat by five degrees every week. I wasn’t trying to be a bad chick owner I was only trying to do what I thought you were supposed to.

My parents also raised baby chicks and they were telling me that my set up was the best way to go about it.

 

[PirateGirl]

I'm not sure your setup, but as they grow they need about 2 square feet of brooder space for bird, so an expansion might be in order as they get older.

 

[FathertoFeathers]

That’s a pretty good-sized brooder. Could we see a current pic of the chicks in the brooder?

It is current

 

[Meg-in-MT]

What is the temp in the brooder right now?

 

[CindyinSD]

The brooder is in my room. I would keep them in the garage but there are rats and I am worried about them being with the rats. Yes that is a blanket over the heat lamp. I have found that it works quite well at balancing the temperature.

Very dangerous.