The 6th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

[SandraBH]

Here's my brooder/grow out pen I made last weekend...the Brinsea EcoGlow "Mama" is in the wood enclosure.

 

[RedIII]

Four babies out so far Two were shrink wrapped and required assistance. For once, I'm glad the call of nature woke me!

 

[Happy Chooks]

I calibrated my dang thermometer and moved the incubator to my husband's man cave. Worked great!

Quote: Nice brooder. I don't think you need the heat lamp and the ecoglow. (depending on your temperatures outside) I use an ecoglow and a 25 watt red party bulb (no heat, just light) and I brood in this. This was several years ago as we didn't have a good winter this year - and yes, there were babies in it. It holds heat really well (better than a garage), so you need to see what works for you.

Here's my brooder/grow out pen I made last weekend...the Brinsea EcoGlow "Mama" is in the wood enclosure.

Nice!

Four babies out so far

Two were shrink wrapped and required assistance. For once, I'm glad the call of nature woke me!

I'm so glad you FINALLY have some babies!

 

[RedIII]

Nice brooder. I don't think you need the heat lamp and the ecoglow. (depending on your temperatures outside) I use an ecoglow and a 25 watt red party bulb (no heat, just light) and I brood in this. This was several years ago as we didn't have a good winter this year - and yes, there were babies in it. It holds heat really well (better than a garage), so you need to see what works for you. Nice! I'm so glad you FINALLY have some babies!

Me too! They are lively little things and happy to be here, it seems. No more pips yet, but I had a lot of eggs go into lockdown so we'll see what happens.

 

[Cynthia12]

These brooders are very nice looking..great job! I just a tub for a while indoors, then out they go when they are a week or two old..according to how the weather is out there. I have a small nursery hutch for them. They love it when they can see around them..the bin is not see through.

 

[Junibutt]

Is it cold in your garage? My Brinsea Exoglow is warm enough without a heat lamp.

Yes, the garage is cold. If I turn off the lamp, the temp in the brooder goes down to 60 degrees by plexiglass and 70 degrees close to the Brinsea. Currently with the lamp, it stays about 68 degrees close to the plexi and 85 degrees under the lamp. I check it twice a day. Around 11:00 AM if the temperature is more than 85, I remove one of the wood planks from top and put it back around 9/10 PM.

 

[Chrysolinsbirds]

Here's my brooder/grow out pen I made last weekend...the Brinsea EcoGlow "Mama" is in the wood enclosure.

That's an awesome set-up =) great job!

 

[Junibutt]

Nice brooder. I don't think you need the heat lamp and the ecoglow. (depending on your temperatures outside) I use an ecoglow and a 25 watt red party bulb (no heat, just light) and I brood in this. This was several years ago as we didn't have a good winter this year - and yes, there were babies in it. It holds heat really well (better than a garage), so you need to see what works for you.


Nice!

I'm so glad you FINALLY have some babies!

Its cold and damp in my garage and they were huddling under the Ecoglow all the time. But then I am thinking, I hatched some chicks on November 1st via a broody and although she was the Ecoglow, they did come out to eat and drink in the 40s and 50s temp they had in the coop. Perhaps I will slowly start changing the wattage on the bulb instead of a sudden change.

 

[Junibutt]

Here's my brooder/grow out pen I made last weekend...the Brinsea EcoGlow "Mama" is in the wood enclosure.

Very nice set-up. My next years inspiration! lol.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

My indoor brooder looks really rather empty now. All my HAL chicks went to their new home this morning. Now there's only 10 instead of 22 in there. 9 one week olds and 1 4 week old lol.