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NOTE: Fan is blowing into the coop, so it doesn't get clogged with coop dust and cause a fire hazard. Shade is at a deficit here, especially in the PM. I put a box fan in the east window, which is shaded most the day, to blow some cooler air into the coop in the evenings. It helps, kinda. Not...

Here's my notes on chick heat, hope something in there might help: They need to be pretty warm (~85°-90F/30-32C)on the brooder floor right under the lamp and 10-20 degrees cooler at the other end of brooder) for the first day or two, especially if they have been shipped, until they get to...

This waterer you can get from strombergs or other places. It stinks as a waterer but works great as a crumble feeder with some modification. Used a dremel to enlarge the opening: Attached to wire crate with mini bungie:

Copied @rbnk1 design. This helps reduce the amount of feed in the bottom dish which reduces billing out. Thinks the pics are self explanatory. 16 oz solo cup cut to fit. Trace around then cut. Shove it (press fit) into feeder top. Cut bottom of cup until just a bit of a gap between cut...

Lucille Muff and Wattle Henny Splash Lucille Chickie Clark Mister Rooster Someone asked me to make this page to post this pic. kind of out of focus, so not the greatest 2 week old home hatched chick, (Wellie cock over blue laying EE, so hopefully pullet and...

This water bottle has worked very well in the brooder, on blocks for height and a very small bungie cord to keep it from being knocked over, but I needed a holder for it. Something where the bottle could be easily swapped out as I have 2 of them. It needed to be easily hung at varying heights...

Have a hard time catching your chicks to put them in the coop at night? There's that awkward time when they are old enough to live in coop and run but haven't figured out how to go back into the coop at night. So every night is chick wrangling time...can drive ya nuts! I'm too old and creaky...