brooder

Hello, So, I got nine baby chicks. They were hatched on Dec. 2. I have a broader set up in my heated garage and they're doing great. My question is about when I can safely move them to the coop. I had chickens for years and then stopped for a few years and now I'm starting again so I do know...

I need large homemade brooder ideas. I have seen where someone designed a battery brooder but can not find the post now. We currently have 4 2x8 box type brooders but the take a lot of space. We need the same or more brooder ability that takes up less of my brooder house.

When is a good time to hatch chicks? And why? 0f course this depends on where you all live. So this is and invitation to all the people on BYC to tell when they hatch, and why they don’t in e.g. summer or winter. Please tell us about your climate and where you live in a way we all...

Hello! My name is Rachel, and I run the social media accounts for Brinsea Products Inc. for the US. If you aren't familiar with us, we manufacture and sell incubators, brooders, and accessories. We primarily deal with poultry, but duck, goose, and quail eggs all work well with our incubators...

I'm after some comments on brooder flooring. I'm using puppy pads with paper towels on top but in a few days i need to upgrade. I have tried straw/hay not a big fan of this but i have seen hay cut up into tiny pieces, that maybe an option. I have also tried fine and chunky sawdust, not a big...

I've got some chicks that will be hatching out of my Little Giant 9200 incubator in a few more days and the hen I was planning on using stopped being broody! What provisions should I buy to prepare myself to be "mama" to 14 orphaned chicks. I've thought about buying a brooding plate and I've...

Hi All. I also have a few questions, similar in nature regarding roosting in the run and/or in the coop. But I have other questions as well. Specifically, integrating the girls to their permanent home. The questions are at the bottom, but i have to provide the back story and current...

Hello, My name is Kassie. I am new to raising chickens. We received our 7 new chicks via USPS on Monday the 9th. They are so small and needy. Right now we have them in a Rubbermaid we converted into a brooder and are having issues with the heat lamp. Its giving off too much heat. I've raised...

I have read several times on here that adding a bit of dirt from the chicken run into the brooder would be good for the chicks and help them build immunities. I have a 2 week old and 3 at 3 weeks old in the brooder and one of the older ones is trying to dust bathe in the pine shavings. I put a...

Electric went out due to hurricane and expected to be out for some time. On day 17 of lockdown. So, with no warm bator and only one store bought egg with a chick inside to hatch, had to keep egg in my shirt....you know where as boobage cleavage is warm and when made delibrately humid, viola...