My little flock is still inside. Hatched on Sat and Sunday. There are a couple who were very small, and a couple who may end up being culled. It was a rough hatch, dry, poor hatch %. I had to assist some of them, and 1 has some toe issues, several not moving well. It's a wait and see. So, while most of them are doing well with HP broody, there are a couple who are not the sharpest knives in the drawer. While I'd like to move them out sooner rather than later (chicks in the house is NOT GOOD for my asthma), I'm certain that it would be a death sentence for the "not so bright and agile" ones. My friend will come to get some tomorrow, and I'm hoping that his wife will take pity on the runts and take them as well! Next batch scheduled to go in bator as soon as temp is regulated. I'm doing a smaller batch this time. It seems that the more eggs I try to hatch, the poorer my hatch rate is.
Any how, that was WAY off topic! I'm loving the HP brooder, and to who ever suggested the shelving, thank you so very much. I have a bunch of Closet Maid shelving taking up space in the shop. My plan is to lay the HP over the shelving, use the 90* angle at the back, cut some angled wood sides. I can then pull the edge of the HP through the slats at the ends of the shelving, at least on one side. I do have some plastic coated fencing that would also work, but the idea of the CM shelving seems like it would be a great way to use it.
BTW Blooie, Thank you from the bottom of my heart for starting this thread. IMO, this is the heart of BYC: taking the old concept (brooding usually done under a heat lamp) and tweaking it to mimic the concept that God designed: Baby chicks are programmed to look for warm dark spots under a heat source!
