10-15 CHICKS BROODER BOX

It's tough to adjust the heat. I put a small thermometer directly under the lamp, aside from the included thermometer. The included thermometer was in Fahrenheight not celcius as shown (which I was glad about) It has a hygrometer included in the thermometer but I don't supplement humidity with hatched babies. I use it for a week or so only for newborns to dry out and to have a safe place for them from older birds- and then transfer them to a bigger brooder box with a heating plate. They tend to get over heated easily as evidenced by their panting- even in the shaded areas after 2 days or so- so I prop the door open and cover it with a breathable cloth. I figure it has to be too much CO2 build up, because they are just fine with the door propped open. My Jersey Giants at a week old can fly out of it. Best for smaller birds like orpingtons and banties. I like it as a safe place to hatch out a mostly hatched egg or to place a wet newborn. I can easily see what's going on. I marked the dial with paint when I finally got the setting to where it works to the best heat advantage. What I think is the watering container and feed dishes are a farce. The water container leaks the feed dishes are for caged birds and too tall for baby birds to reach. Unless I have them reversed. No matter nothing is suitable. But the price was good, It was easy to put together. I fixed my own watering and feeding dishes that are appropriate for my babies. I also learned to adjust the heat to what works for newborns. I will be using it again. It's easy to clean and disinfect between batches. I think the seller should keep their dishes and reduce the price. I may buy the bigger version for my big spring hatches. I sell a lot of baby birds in the early spring. I prefer this to just shoving them under a brooder plate where I can't see them. If my babies are having trouble I want to know while it might be something fixable like spraddle leg. I also want to know if they are eating and drinking okay before I sell them. I've got 8, 1- 1.5 week old babies in the smallest brooder box. They will be going into the brooder this weekend. I wouldn't put any more than that into it unless they are very tiny birds.

I opened the box 30 minutes ago. It is completely assembled! It came with minimal instructions, but fits together perfectly, not needing much more than the pictures they sent. There are plenty of screws and I used the pointed screws for the "wooden" box assembly. The bolts (not pointed) I put in all four holes of the hinges with the nuts that match. The shortest four pointed screws I used to mount the light. The light comes with two bulbs. I tested the rheo-stat wafter I put in the bulb and plugged it in and all were in working order. The plastic hinged roof and front wall are not transparent. The front wall plastic also has black and red writing on it and not at all pretty! It comes with a handy thermometer and % humidity. The battery is already in it! The box is not white, but, lavender. I am going to paint the red and black plastic piece and make it adorable using I.O.D. stamps. It will be adorable when I customize it! My first brooder box! My first chicks!

Not intelligent by any stretch of the imagination. Thermometer is inaccurate and heat lamp requires regular manual adjustments. Not an easy clean and made of cheap questionable material

It is great to get chicks started. First couple weeks. It is really easy to set up and keep the right temp right under the lamp. First 2 weeks are critical for chick survival and this little box helps a lot to keep them warm. This lamp also only eats about 60 watts so it is very efficient and safer to use than the other style heat lamp. It is a very small brooder. It will not fit 10+ chicks. I only had 3 in it and after 2 weeks they needed more space. Itll work, but might cause stress to the chicks. Commercial brooders are a lot worse. I use it to quarantine older chicks if needed.

Issues I have-bottom is smooth, requiring you to lay down paper towels or a mat so birds don't injure their legs. Pretty small. It accommodates 5 birds, but it's not a lot of space. Heat lamp too intense for small brood box. When I set it to 95F, it was way too hot and all chickens were panting and lethargic. I have it down to 87F and could probably go lower-chicks are avoiding being directly under the light. Cylindrical feeder opening is too narrow. I had to keep unclogging it so chicks had access to food, but the other feeders provided work fine for food and water. I put marbles on the bottom of the water feeder so it was safe/not too deep for them. No clear method of addressing humidity. Things I like: Although I had to lay down paper towels to make the brood box safe, the smooth surface makes it easier to clean. I love the clear window and being able to watch them easily. Somewhat convenient for a small group of chicks. All told, this unit is less pricey than some units that have all the stuff included. But if I could do it over, I probably would've tried to DIY something or found a better unit even if it cost a little more.

This is a great box, but I cannot get it to keep a constant set temperature and it’s aggravating. It’s easy to put together, and easy to clean. If anyone is having issues with the light, use the two extra bolts that come with nuts to secure the light instead of the tiny screws, because I didn’t trust those screws, especially after seeing some reviews of the light falling. One bolt for each side, and it holds great. I wish there was an exact temp you could set it to, though. That is rough. The temp was fine up until I went to check the chicks an hour later and they were overheating, and the dial wasn’t even all the way up! Side note, my incubator gave out; so as a last ditch effort, I used this over the weekend to keep my eggs warm, and the eggs are still going strong! Replacement incubator came, but I’m thrilled to know it can be used for a back up (at least for a short time).

Loved everything - packaging, given extra bulb, easy to put together, very fast delivery. The light is tempermental at low temperatures and sometimes goes higher - which really heats up the space, but the product is really really great!!!

A really great little enclosure. Assembly instructions rather vague and misleading but with a little thought were not tequired and whole thing sorted in a short time..

Llego muy bien, antes de lo esperado, protegido y sin ninguna pieza rota.

Had to set it all up on my to find the socket doesn’t even work in the uk.

Muy buen artículo para cuidar a tus aves bbs