brooder advice

Hey y’all I’m new to hatching eggs and I’m having an issue getting my brooder up to temp. I’m on day 15 of hatching coturnix quail so I’m anxious about not getting the temperature high enough before they start hatching. I have an inkbird temperature probe set up touching the bedding directly...

my ducklings are all doing well but they are jumping out of there brooder at less than a week old! i put posters around the gate because they can fit through it to keep them inclosed but i need to find a cheap way to make a bigger brooder for them any suggestions?

Hello! We've had quite the morning. I woke up to the power being out the day that my turkey poulets arrived at the post office due to a freak snow storm. I was able to get them from the USPS and get home and keep them by the fire until the power came back on. The issue is that I set up a...

I’m new to raising baby chicks. I have a couple 2 week old chicks who are desperately trying to fly out of the brooder they’re in. They’re inside in a 27 gallon tote with all the things they need but just wondering if this is normal? Every time I open the top of the brooder to clean it they’re...

**new to BYC so hopefully I’m doing this thread thing right** I plan on brooding in an uninsulated garage in Northwest Ohio. Chicks will be here by the end of this month. It gets rather chilly at night as it’s still technically winter and will say pretty chilly for the next month or so at night...

Hi all, My wife and I are planning on raising chicks for the first time. We intend to get 6, day-old chicks (i.e., Orpington; Barred Rock; & Sussex) at some point in April. We've identified the coop/run that we'll have built for them when they're ready to go outside, but we're struggling with...

2 day old chicks, an Unexpected Journey. I was not planning on getting chicks yet, but here we are. They are in a 2'x6' brooder with a premier 1 heater plate. It is going to get down into the 30's the next couple of nights, but 66 degrees this afternoon as the wind shifted from the south. My...

Hi everyone, One of the neighborhood chickens recently hatched 3 adorable baby chicks! While I am thrilled, I am also worried. It is winter, the main rooster was stolen and she is in a field that is not near where the remaining flock hang out (front of my house versus back). I live in Houston...

The reason I need help is because I live in a poor country and pine chips dont exist here. So I have a question that can I use a mixturue of coco peat, rice husk, a lil bit of sand, and just a bit of rocks and gravel for the bedding?

So we have a brooder set up in our living room and we have been letting the chicks run around a little bit outside of their brooder (with supervision of course). We put them in around 9:30pm so they would settle for bed but they are all chirping like crazy! Is this just their way of protesting...

So our 2 week old goslings have a small issue and I’m not sure what it is! one of our goslings is always trying to cuddle up to the other for warmth, and the other is always stretching it’s legs out and panting like she’s way too hot! Do they need different temperatures or does the other have a...

We have 2 baby goslings right now (literally newly hatched about 1/2 days ago) which were the only ones to hatch out of 6 eggs that we got, they seem very happy and healthy but the only issue is.. they hate staying in the brooder! No matter what we do they cry to come out! Actually one of them...

Hello all! I am new to raising chickens and to BackYard Chickens and I am hoping you all can help me with my brooder. I am so very excited to be getting 6 beautiful girls on May 25th. We just started remodeling one of our bathrooms but everything was put on hold because the bathtub is on back...

Hi! I’m in central Florida and the temperature is usually mid to high 80s in the day and in the 60s at night. My chickens are 4 and 5 weeks. Is it safe to move them from indoors to their outside coop?

I bought the Brinsea Ecoglow Safety 600 chick brooder and it arrived yesterday. The heat plate is much hotter than expected. I can't hold my fingers against it for more than a couple of seconds. Touching the plate reminds me of walking barefoot on very hot sand -- you can hardly stand to walk on...

BROODER THREAD! I'm interested in gleaning tips and ideas from other poultry owners on how you all set up your brooders, and what you use. Post some pictures of your brooders! I'd appreciate any advice that you all can give. ❤️

hello , I have a SunGlo uvb light 70wt that I used to use for my turtle. Wondering if I can use this bulb for the brooder (3 silkie chicks from the incubator) is it an appropriate bulb or do I need to get a red light or warm Light cheap bulb? Will the UVB and brightness affect the chicks...

hello chickie friends, Pretty new here not sure if I’m doing this right. I was wondering if this set up I have is okay to house 15 baby chicks until they get bigger? I’m going to rig a heat lamp to hang over. Tips, suggestions? Thank you🐣

Not sure how seriously I’m considering this plan but could you see brooding 4 week old silkie chicks with much younger barred rocks? Two of each, so 4 chicks total. I’m wondering if such an arrangement might actually help a pair of silkies have a smoother time eventually joining our current...