brood box

  1. CoopDeQuail

    Quail chick laying on its side

    Came into the brooder tonight and found one (cortunix) laying on its side and appearing to be gasping for air. It cannot stand up and also appears to be one of the runts of the group of 12. Temps in the brooder are fine, 95F on the hot side and 75F on the cooler side. Feeding 30% gamebird...
    • CoopDeQuail
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    • brood box chick cortinix quail dying chick help
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Quail
  2. C

    When can I bring baby chicks outside for a bit?

    I have some Easter eggers turning 4 weeks old next week and brahmas turning 2 weeks old (I know the brahmas still need some time) and days here are getting into the mid 60s-70s, when can I start bringing my chicks outside to play/explore a bit (in a pinned area) is there a certain temp I should...
    • chickenchick2714
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    • baby chicks brood box easter eggers feathering out mixes outside raising chickens temperature - climate
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  3. Fuhoo

    Deep Litter/Bedding in the brooder?

    Quick question about bedding the chick's brooder. I have 10 chicks brooding in my coop fenced in with some cardboard, the coop itself is wood floored, open-air with large ventilation. Hot, dry climate. I've put them on very coarse wood shavings (dust-free, sold as "horse bedding") and heard...
  4. Snido

    Seed Starting Mat as Heat Source?

    My family has a large garden and we start everything from seed. We are gettting into chickens this year, and I am trying to dual use as much of the existing equipment as I have. We bought 15 layers that will arrive in March, average temperature in my area then should be around 65F during the...
  5. S

    Brooder in winter

    I am wondering what y’all would recommend for brooding chicks artificially in the winter? What kind of brooder should I buy/make? I can put it in the coop so it’s draft-free, but I also want to make sure they are warm enough without a fire hazard. We got electricity there, so that’s not an...
    • SlyPsychic
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    • brood box brooder brooding brooding artificial grass coop build broody chicks
    • Replies: 42
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  6. L

    Extended Brooder size 2 week chicks

    Hello there! I have recently incubated and hatched 5 silkie babies who are now a very rambunctious 2 weeks old. They are doing a lot of stretching of their wings and freaking each other out so I decided to double the size of their brooder. However now they seem to not be able to find the heat...
    • Lucyajb
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    • #silkiechicks brood box brooder advice chicks 2 weeks rooster silkies 101
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  7. A

    Confirming this egg is fertile.

    So previously i’ve posted about my first time hatching ducks. When i posted the photos of my duck eggs i was told that only one of them was fertile. I cracked the eggs (exept for the one i was told is fertile) and yep, no baby. So it’s day 29 of this fertile egg being in the incubator. We can’t...
  8. creedatticus

    Bathtub Brooding

    I have a bathtub that we don’t use in our bathroom, would it be suitable to use as a chick brooder with pine shavings, a heat lamp, and such? rn we just have them in a plastic bin , but it is a little small.
  9. Gwhite3678

    Brooder expansion

    Wow these little guys or gals grow quick! This is my first time raising chicks and can’t believe how fast they grow and how much they eat! I had a little brooder enclosure I bought of Amazon but at 2 weeks I already felt it wasn’t big enough and they were trashing it quickly. I attached that to...
  10. CroneWild

    Get the biggest one they have!

    That’s what everyone said! So I went ahead and got the biggest heating plate for the 20-25 chicks I’m planning to raise! I might have girl bosses to close to the sun. 🤣 my dog could chill underneath!
  11. KimTatum03

    Show me your brooders

    Can you show me your quail/chicken/duck brooders? What do you wish you added, what are you happy that you didn’t?
    • KimTatum03
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    • brood box chicken duck quail
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: Quail
  12. Poult brooder box build

    Poult brooder box build

    We built this brooder box mainly for poults, (7’x4’) but will definitely be using it for chicks, keets and sometimes ducklings if hatch times work out. We used 3 pcs of plywood, 8 2x4x8, and 3 1x4x8 and hardware mesh. It’s under cover so none of it is treated wood but we might stain the outside...
  13. Hickorywildchix

    Brooder Heating chicks per heating pad?

    Hello, I know there are a thousand and one threads but I am looking for specific info regarding size (I purchased 2 xl sunbeam pads) to the number of chicks it will accommodate. I have 50 Babies arriving mid Feb, I will be raising them in a cold warehouse space in Buffalo NY and would prefer not...
  14. T

    Where to house chicks first few weeks

    I know this may seem like a basic question, but there are some variables that make it nuanced. I have a coop of 19 guinea fowl and five young chickens. I have getting 15 more baby chicks this week. I have a brooder cage for them I could put in my house, but it makes a HUGE mess in the one room...
  15. A

    When can I move ducklings out of the brooder?

    Hi there, I rescued some mallard duck eggs that were abandoned a few weeks ago. We think the local fox might’ve gotten the momma duck (very sad). I now have two very energetic and healthy mallard ducklings that will be 3 weeks old in four days. Currently, I’ve been keeping them in the screened...
    • AlyfromAlabama
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    • brood box duckling age moving ducks outside
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Ducks
  16. Dfarago

    Moving baby ducks?

    My ducks just started hatching today and we want to move them and the mom to the other pen we have which is much safer from small predators and much more baby friendly. So what is the best way to do that? Would it be to remove the mom and then carry the Box with the ducklings in it to the new...
    • Dfarago
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    • brood box duck advice duckling duckling care muscovey ducklings
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Ducks
  17. CLovesDucks

    Stinky brooder? Not anymore

    Guys! I have to tell you about my purchase. I have 7 ducklings in the brooder. Ducks are messy, I know... I clean their brooder at least two times a day. I bathe them as well. But, oh my god... the smell... it was still insane. So, I Googled the bejesus out of how to fix this. Pages into...
    • CLovesDucks
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    • brood box brooding chicks brooding ducklings ducklings raising baby chicks raising ducks smelly smelly birds smelly poop
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  18. thecreekhouse

    What Can I Use For A Brooder?

    I currently have 5, 5 day old chicks brooding in what I thought was a sufficiently deep and long enough plastic tote. I have pine shavings on the floor and a heat lamp clamped to the side. Well today, my light Brahma, who is quite a bit bigger than the rest, flew out of the brooder. I can’t put...
  19. Buckeye2002

    Am I on track?

    I am a BYC Rookie and I have 23 RIR chicks and they were a week old last Wednesday. I have them in a large kiddie pool (4 foot across) with 2 lamps, 2 feeders (now hanging off the floor) and 2 waterers. I just put a 3 foot wire fence (is that tall enough?) around the perimeter in preparation...
    • Buckeye2002
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    • brood box chick behavior chicks raising baby chicks socialising chick transition to coop treats
    • Replies: 32
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  20. Raptorchick

    Brooding different ages and sizes?

    So, I have 7 three week old serama chicks that are ready for an upgraded brooder. I brought home a small coop that's about 4wx4lx4h with an attached nesting box, and today I plan on installing the heatlamp and some swings :p Three days ago I had one black copper maran egg hatch (she was in a...
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