Setting up a Chick Brooder 🐥

Nice article about brooders & accessories.

Good info overall but could be more informative about some things. We have used PawHuts as brooders. They are spacious, easy to maintain, and fold up after the chicks are old enough to move out. There is also plenty of room for a heat lamp at one end and the chicks will place themselves where they are comfortable. We have 21 hatchlings in two PawHuts together. They love flying from one side to the other. We have seen problems with some warming plates so if you use one choose carefully. We don't use real heat lamps because they are too hot. The first week we use a 150 watt floodlight. Second week a 100 watt incandescent bulb. After that a ceramic heater works well and the chicks will sleep at night in the dark. Reduce the temperature by 5 degrees weekly until the chicks are fully fledged and no longer need a heater. Be sure to provide lots of food and water. They are voracious eaters and drinkers. I change their water several times a day and make sure they don't run out of food.

Great article for someone getting started. I use a pop up playpen as a brooder. I use clamps to keep it smaller at first. Starting with puppy pads is also useful so I don’t have to worry about shavings being eaten. I’ll add the shavings when they are about a week old! Let me know if you would like a picture of my brooder set up to add

Good information and well written. Could do with information on how many chicks you can keep in each and for how long.

very nice!! very clear and good info!

Really great. You did awesome with this article. I look forward to maybe reading more from you!

Great job! I learned a lot even though I though I knew it all!

Well done, and well explained! I deducted a star because I think that you could have added more pictures, and could have mentioned other types of brooders like a melon box brooder and a puppy playpen brooder. I also think that it would be good to discuss pet proofing- many dogs and cats have will be inclined to eat baby chicks, and therefore protection is an important part of constructing a brooder. Overall, this is very informative and well written, albeit having a few gaps. Good job!

Love it!! Very good to read, and it’s an awesome “catch all” for pretty much every brooder. Great job

The pros/cons and headings make the article much easier to read
Thanks, CHlCKEN!

I love you article!! I think it's got some great info for people new to raising chicks, or for experienced people looking for new thoughts on brooders
Overall, great job!

Great article! I love that you break down the pros and cons of each brooder in your experience as well!

Very informative! I like how you showed the pros and cons of each setup

Great article. Very explanatory and will surely be helpful. Though, something I would like to add. I use a heat plate when raising my chicks, I like to raise the front legs higher than the other, so if a chick gets too cold it can go father back and get closer to the heat source, or if it's to hot it can go forward farther from the heat source.

Just my two cents.