#brooder

[uphillfarmers]

switching the poults from crates into big playpen brooders - this is for the younger birds, and we’ll be getting a second one setup for the older ones. such a huge huge improvement from just crates + we are able to combine multiple crates together into the playpen since it’s so spacious. and the birds are much happier now that they have so much room to run around!

[been-here-b4]

Been toying with the idea of turning this IBC tote into a chick brooder. I have a friend hatching Guinea hens and he says he’ll have so many me and my wife can have as many as we want. It’s time to get busy on the brooder.

[thewildyonder]

I put Bluey in the brooder for bedtime and she's so little she looks like a mouse 😅

[saturnsfallen]

Drew @wendylianmartin's awesome character Brooder! :)

[homeofhousechickens]

The scrunglys are now in a bigger brooder. They immediately started making a mess of it

[gargelyfloof118]

Today's project is converting the old rabbit hutch into a chick brooder!

Bunny butt hasn't been in this in a long while. It's been sitting, waiting for a purpose.

First, the top comes off so I can clean it out. A lot of this process I forgot to take pictures of.

It's not too bad after dumping out the hay and dirt... I scrubbed it out with some all purpose pinesol, changed out the rotting legs, and installed a small floor insert over the hardware cloth.

Now I need to make a lid and put it in the coop for new babies.

[gramarobin]

Power went out - Not good when you have 7 baby chicks who need to stay 90 degrees & your generator won't run. So I was Mama hen for 8 hours til power came back on. I am so glad too cuz chicks are wiggly & poop so much 🐥😖 Showered with Hibiclense to kill the poo germs. So gross.

[survivalsmartsblog]

Raising Chickens 101: How to Start with Chickens and Brooder Basics

Become more self-sufficient and start a chicken farm!

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