Search results for query: *

This is Plan B, a transition brooder of sorts. We found that the original brooder was outgrown when they were 2 weeks old, they were bonking their heads when they jumped. So we moved them to the insulated coop in our barn (like Fort Knox!) and set them up like this. Don't be fooled by those...

Our brooder is a plexiglass cigarette case, bought for $5.00 Cdn, that I used for raising salmon, then as a terrarium, later as a plant germination box and now modified for chicks. We call it 'Peepville.' The temperature ranges from 96 under the light (this week) down to 70 at the far reaches...

Finished the brooder! We made several modifications as described here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=7693-A%20Brooder and the final result is (assuming one finishes a concept. I expect us to revisit it as we experience the chicks developing). Hubby and I certainly...

We're expectng our chicks May 16, day-old layers from our co-op. We're adapting a plexiglass container for them. We experimented today with the temp, and we've decided to partition the brooder and have a chick opening so they can gather under the light or move out for water/feed. It was a bit...

I'm watching this thread very carefully- how wonderful to see all the working ideas you have put into action! I have a plexiglass container I'm thinking of using and now I have a visual model of how it might work! Chicks don't arrive until May 16, but if I get it set up sooner, I'll post...