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Ralphie did you like that insulated brooder you made last spring?


I did, I am making two more this year, one with heat lamps on each end and a cold place in the middle for them to run and eat and drink after the first couple weeks. They are easy to heat and if the heat lamp goes out I think they would retain enough heat for the chicks to pile together and survive.

I used a "bathroom" space heater in one, last year. I will not do that again, It catches to much dander and dust, too dangerous. I have thought about trying to put a filter in but unsure how that would work, I am making one larger one for roosters with single combs, I will use two lights of lower wattage and a thermostat outlet block. I expect to hear some complaining from the resident female when the electric bill hits again.


To dear @MNChickMom just because a woman we did not ever learn the name on makes a ridiculous statement does not mean Corey or Myself should give it any weight....... We should go out to eat in Foley some evening......With Corey and I choosing the wardrobes.......:lau Bib overalls and dirty blue jeans will be the order of the day!
 
We weee thinking of making two of those brooders that would hold around 50 babies? Have you looked at heating plates? They use 22 Watts and supposedly can be ran on $0.37 a day?
 
We weee thinking of making two of those brooders that would hold around 50 babies? Have you looked at heating plates? They use 22 Watts and supposedly can be ran on $0.37 a day?


I have 2 of them, I use them so I can use a lower wattage bulb and so I can turn the bulb off sooner.

They are not perfect. Nothing is. They get dirty and some lazy chicks tend to just park their butts on the plate.



I got some snow this morning but just flurries in the 435 mph wind I have.
 
Ralphie, I an sure that your heart is in the right place on this political issue. You would likely find that the swamp is very hard to drain and filled with creatures which no man of integrity would like to deal with.
Minnesota politics is no better than the national and may be worse to some degree. It is very difficult to combat the big money and political syndicates.
 
this one,,,,,,,,Kind of..

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