The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: CameronS on January 10, 2010, 03:31:00 pm
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What size of brooder should i use for upto 6, chicks for the first few days to a week ?
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Mine are in a wooden box about 3ft x 3ft x 3ft very roughly, with pop hole. The heat lamp hangs in one corner and he food and water is in the opposite one. Once they get their feet and are a bit stronger, they get out the pop hole and into the attached run. If they get cold, they go back to the lamp, whihc is on 24/7 to start. They stay in teh same accommodation for most of their early lives, first in the garage then outside once they're off heat.
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We use several sizes of plastic boxes from Ikea, when chicks get a bit larger we need to put up chicken wire on the sides so they cant jump out/fly up (learned the hard way). But I find the plastic boxes are very easy to clean.
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I was considering using my 3ft by 2ft ex-fishtank, will this be sutiable for small chicks? mine will be in the garage for the tiny stage, then into a heated shed till they are sold, or moved in with the rest of my flock.
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Mine are in a wooden box about 3ft x 3ft x 3ft very roughly, with pop hole. The heat lamp hangs in one corner and he food and water is in the opposite one. Once they get their feet and are a bit stronger, they get out the pop hole and into the attached run. If they get cold, they go back to the lamp, whihc is on 24/7 to start. They stay in teh same accommodation for most of their early lives, first in the garage then outside once they're off heat.
Rosemary
How many chicks do you keep in a brooder this size. No problem with the size when they are day olds but when they are 4-6 weeks old i am concerned re the spacing. What do you recommend?