Brooder in Coop

[christatothemax]

Hello! I am researching how to build a brooder, in the coop, that can be either a) easily removed and stored elsewhere in the barn or b) always there.

I was thinking of this one for easily removed: https://www.lumnahacres.com/2018/02...build-30-minutes-30-directions-material-list/

Or something like this for always there:

Pros and cons of these two designs?

 

[azygous]

There's another alternative to a brooder. https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...and-start-raising-your-chicks-outdoors.71995/

 

[aart]

Better on the ground/floor with mesh sides and tiny doors for early integration.
Here's how I, and a couple others linked, have done it:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/integrating-new-birds-at-4-weeks-old.72603/

and here's a few more:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/show-me-your-brooders-in-your-coop.1342194/

 

[christatothemax]

There's another alternative to a brooder. https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...and-start-raising-your-chicks-outdoors.71995/

It appears this link is doing the same thing I am - putting a brooder in the coop.

Better on the ground/floor with mesh sides and tiny doors for early integration.
Here's how I, and a couple others linked, have done it:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/integrating-new-birds-at-4-weeks-old.72603/

I like the idea of the ground. Solid sides would save on money, but I suppose it does make sense to do the hardware cloth sides. A dog kennel would be much more expensive, so I'm trying to eliminate that option.

I should keep in mind early integration, to prepare for the future since this is my first batch of chickens there's nobody to integrate them with yet.

and here's a few more:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/show-me-your-brooders-in-your-coop.1342194/

Hm. Now I am thinking under the nesting boxes or under the poop board...

 

[aart]

I should keep in mind early integration, to prepare for the future since this is my first batch of chickens there's nobody to integrate them with yet.

I planned on a separate ares when I built my coop, it was a good thing to do for sure.
If you don't need to integrate you can still brood your chicks out in the coop,
just need a safe heat source for them.
This is what I use:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/pseudo-brooder-heater-plate.67729/

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

My brooder is just a wooden box roughly 3x6. We can put it anywhere. I generally brood them in the box for about 2 weeks, than they go into a temporary area on the floor, either made of wood again or fencing. My chicks get moved out to the big shed at 4 weeks in another pen to start integration.

I would probably make something that the adult birds can't climb on or get too close to so that it stays cleaner.

 

[50-45-1]

i like the one in your photo. i like that it is Hardware cloth. except....
i also think it should be on the ground with a small door (that you can open and close) that only the chicks can fit through. that way they can self integrate and run inside the brooder for escape. also this will let them access their own food (starter) with out competition.
in the photo it shows an adult chicken perching on the upper wall. having a slanted top of plywood will stop this roosting (and Pooping) in on the baby chick area.
i am glad you are planning ahead!
good luck!

 

[azygous]

It appears this link is doing the same thing I am - putting a brooder in the coop.

Actually reading the article would show that it's not about just another brooder in a coop. The pictures of indoor brooders lead to an innovative way to brood chicks in a run without a brooder.

 

[christatothemax]

Actually reading the article would show that it's not about just another brooder in a coop. The pictures of indoor brooders lead to an innovative way to brood chicks in a run without a brooder.

I read it all.