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For 2 pellets are fine as long as the Doe has been eating them for a while

We have our first liter! She kindled Sunday around 9:30pm. It was a bit of a surprise because she didn’t take the first time and I would...

Espresso’s litter look very cozy!

The first of my does, Miss Penny, has kindled. 6 kits, no stillborns. There is one runt which Im gonna have to keep a close eye on. I...

Excellent information. Great method I will put to use. I wasn't sure on the shavings at first. I'll look into the heater for under the...

All of the chicks I keep in the house (chickens and quail) learn to use a water bottle, which has gone a l-o-n-g way to keeping the...

I can't stand stink of quail, because of whether I usually have a brooder bin inside. I use a really big Home Depot HDX bin with a...

I use paper towels in , in house aquarium ( only 1 week) then wood shavings in aviary brooder box. The aviary has heavy coated 1/2" mesh...

What a great idea! I'm going to look around and see if we have something to put something similar together. Thanks! What is the bedding...

Awesome thank you! Once I get mine built I will share pictures. I have 2 of the plate heaters so no worries there. I am allergic to...

Wanted to add opening front is easier to clean. Use a small metal dust pan to scrape and scoop. The top is loose, used as a shelf. It...

Hubby insists on keeping the freshly hatched in an aquarium on my kitchen table. A week is all I can handle the poop factory there. I...

@dlynn I think I will be taking inspiration from your brooder to set something up for the future. Mine are currently in my living room...

I made a brooder box from scrap plywood and front doors of heavy plexiglass (scraps) screwed it on the wall of aviary. Think an old...

I'll keep that in mind. I have plans to get them outside in the barn near the adults just got to figure out a way to keep them warm and...