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  1. The Ultimate Guide to Setting Up a Chick Brooder

    Feb 10, 2022 · Starting with brooder setup, this article will give you some tips for putting together your chick brooder. Brooder setup When setting up your chick brooder, there are lots of factors …

  2. Brooding Chicks: The First 6 Weeks - BackYard Chickens

    Jan 5, 2019 · Brooder Plate If you aren't the builder but want to brood your chicks in the same fashion as the MHP, you can purchase a Brinsea EcoGlow chick brooder. I love these …

  3. Kick the Heat Lamp: Better, Safer, and Healthier Options to Heat …

    Dec 20, 2016 · When setting up a brooder, one of the biggest essentials for the chicks is a heat source. Young chicks are unable to maintain their body temperature and so must be kept …

  4. What wattage bulb do you put over chicks? - BackYard Chickens

    Dec 14, 2010 · But that also depends on how tight or open your brooder is (you don't want to cook them). If temps in your area are getting down to freezing, and they're kept in a barn, a regular …

  5. Putting a chick brooder in the chicken coop?? Advice and Photos …

    Mar 19, 2012 · Ideally you should integrate the chicks with the older chickens once they are more or less the same size, but if you can build a brooder or a separate a section in your existing …

  6. Homemade Chicken Brooder Designs & Pictures - BackYard …

    Jun 7, 2013 · amferro103's Brooder mtullis's Brooder the-brooder-pen my-brooder Purplegoanna's Brooder my-homemade-brooder brooder-box Chick Nursery Kathyinmos …

  7. How to make brooder smell better - BackYard Chickens

    Apr 22, 2025 · My chicks are living in a brooder and I just cleaned it yesterday, and it already smells. I was wondering if anyone uses a chick safe deodorizer in their brooder? to keep it …

  8. Brooder inside the coop? - BackYard Chickens

    Jul 18, 2019 · The brooder needs to be set up to keep them warm enough in the coldest temperatures but cool enough in the warmest conditions. I find that chicks straight out of the …

  9. When can my quail chicks move outside? - BackYard Chickens

    Feb 9, 2021 · Hi everyone, I have 4 coturnix quail chicks that are 3 weeks old as of this past weekend. They are currently in a brooder in the spare room of my house (temp in the house …

  10. Brooder Size for 10 Chicks - BackYard Chickens

    Mar 3, 2011 · I'm planning on building a brooder to raise 10 chicks in my garage until they are big enough to move into the outside coop (6 weeks) and wondering how big it needs to be? 2 sqft …