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The member whose post you quoted has not been on this forum for a couple years, so don't expect a reply from them.

In about a week.

How many chicks? That's pretty small.

No.

Yeah, meant the feeder.

How many chicks? How will you lift the lid to tend to the birds with the waterer hanging off the lid?

Decent theory...except maybe the water reducing odor. Kinda small tho, might not hold them for long.

Nice big brooder for 6 chicks @Coop-de-coop ! Curious what the temp is on the floor under the lamp? Concerned about the shape of the 'cave'....long and narrow with only one opening. Might want to at least pull the far end away from the wall. Or go flat for more space and egress...

You're going to need a bigger box!

Watch that the sun doesn't overheat the tank.

Mine is raised....up on some crates, definitely helps the back. Door on top of brooder or.....? 1/4" HC won't let many poops thru. 1/2" would, but hard on their feet. Sketch up your plans on graph paper and start a new thread here for more feedback.

@GinGia what are 'clip heaters'? That post is 13 years old, and member hasn't been around for 6 years, so you won't likely get an answer from them. Tote and heat lamps often not a good mix.

78.8°F Good!

Yes, better...what's the temp on the brooder floor away from the lamp? The window, and observer, are great. :) Gonna need a lid on that soon tho, so they don't jump fly out.

Normal. Put the feed and water up on something to raise it off the floor. Got bigger space for them yet?

Also measure the temp at the other end of tote. Have the lamp closer to one end of tote and move the feeder to the cooler end of tote.

COuld ver y well be so @RubenRO Is that a full on 250W heat lamp? If so, it's way too big for that tiny tote. They are going to grow out of that tote very quickly. Here's my notes on chick heat, hope something in there might help: They need to be pretty warm(~85-90F on the brooder floor...

Thanks for measuring, good size for a brooder. Most those lights are 10-12", I used that for 'scale'. Designing equipment for a couple decades gave me a pretty good eye. ;)

Looks good. How big is it....gonna guess 3' x 6' x 2' deep??

They won't fit in there for long....is the coop ready to go? Check your heat on the floor of brooder, it doesn't look like they can get away from it to regulate. Over-heating is one of the most common chicks raising issues. Here's my notes on chick heat, hope something in there might help...