Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[saxgoddess25]

My brooder is a large tub from Walmart too.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Ya just the one I took was better halfs he had taken stuff out of it being here I needed a brooder after I cut the top it was not great for anything else

 

[saxgoddess25]

I just left the lid off mine altogether and put a piece of hardware cloth over the top.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Cut this one pretty easy the lid was actually got a bit melted under a heat lamp before I quit using one

 

[WhySayWhat]

Ahh go to walmart buy a large plastic tub that is my brooder cut part out with the dremel on top used a peice of hardware cloth cover the holes

So is my older one. lol. The new ones are SO much shorter! I had hubby get 3, but they're half as deep. Maybe they'll work still? I was expecting 19" deep and what he got are like 10"

 

[pennyJo1960]

Mine is like just 10 inches that is why I cut the lid cover it with 2 seperate pieces of hardware cloth but mine are 6 weeks old can fly still in it

 

[WhySayWhat]

Mine is like just 10 inches that is why I cut the lid cover it with 2 seperate pieces of hardware cloth but mine are 6 weeks old can fly still in it

Good to know! I'll go ahead and connect them together then! I was worried that they were too short.

 

[GoldieOrpington]

Hi fellow Washingtonians! My girls are 4-5 weeks old. Their brooder is currently in our garage with temps between 50-60 degrees. They have a MHP but only use it at night right now. I have a couple questions:

1. I'd love to let them experience the outdoors since our garage feels so dark and gloomy. Is it okay to bring them outside temporarily?
2. Would it be okay to move them out to the coop without a heat source in about 2-3 weeks given our weather (near Seattle)?

Thank you!

 

[WhySayWhat]

Hi fellow Washingtonians! My girls are 4-5 weeks old. Their brooder is currently in our garage with temps between 50-60 degrees. They have a MHP but only use it at night right now. I have a couple questions:

1. I'd love to let them experience the outdoors since our garage feels so dark and gloomy. Is it okay to bring them outside temporarily?
2. Would it be okay to move them out to the coop without a heat source in about 2-3 weeks given our weather (near Seattle)?

Thank you!

Welcome! When my girls were mostly feathered, I started taking them out for "playdates" in the grass until we finished up their coop. By 7-8 weeks, I would think they'd be pretty well feathered and ready to move out. But, I'm on the eastside, so no idea what your weather is really like.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Hey there Welcome to the thread first .. They should have a compliment of feathers by now.
Daytime hardware cloth keeps them safe