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Magpie
Joined: 28 Aug 2007
Posts: 625
Location: Norfolk
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 Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 11:25 pm Post subject: Outgrown the brooder at 4 and a half weeks! |
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The monsters are growing before my eyes, here they are at 4 and a half weeks in their new bigger brooder box!
4' x 2' x 2'
Girl?
Lads?
Girl?
Lads?
How long till they can go outside do you think? Another 2 weeks?
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mojo
Joined: 13 Apr 2005
Posts: 10868
Location: GLENAY north deux sevre FRANCE
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| Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 10:47 am Post subject: |
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| temperature outside rather than age is the governing factor..(after all brooded chicks are outside from day 1)..........check for a week the in and out temps and when close away they go |
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Chickweed
Joined: 22 Feb 2008
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Location: Baldock, Herts
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Hi
are they off heat completely now? If so when did they come off?
Like the set up, I'm looking to raise some from day olds later in the year, I may have to clone your box 
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greentree
Joined: 08 Jun 2007
Posts: 171
Location: Wicklow - Ireland
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Is that brooder box in your living room?! - Respect...
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Magpie
Joined: 28 Aug 2007
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Location: Norfolk
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| Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 8:49 pm Post subject: |
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 No, the brooder box is in the garage  The pottery and glass is an overspill from a rather large collection, the cheapest least collectable stuff is relegated to the garage!
Feel free to copy, I can get 5.5mm ply in 2'x4' sheets very cheaply so I simply made it to use full sheets. One full sheet for each of the base and back, one cut in half to do both ends and one cut in half the other way for the front. I have used some part-planed 1.5"x2" timber to join the sheets together inside, from the same source as the ply I got this for 50p/2.1m length! Then a few offcuts of battening for the top to hold the ends of the wire down, give handles and to support the feeder and drinker on their chains. It took me about 2 hours to build and I reckon it cost under £20 all in.
They are off heat during the day but I'm keeping it on at night (electric hen) as we have had some nights down to -3 in the last week. The garage is unheated and uninsulated so the air temp in there is about the same as outside but there are no draughts in the brooder.
I'm sure someone said to me once that they could go out in a decent sized group once they had lost all their fluff  They would huddle if cold as long as there are enough to huddle 
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