OUR BOODER ARE HOME MADE AND HAVE WORK OUT JUST FINE FOR US. THEY ARE MADE OF CHIP BOARD AND ARE THIS SIZE 4X4 BY 2 FEET HIGH WITH A DOOR OPENING ON THE TOP WE ALSO HAVE TWO FOOT LEGS ON THESE BROODER BOXES TO GET THEM UP TO OUR HEIGHT....
FIRST... THING BEFORE THE HATCHING SEASON BEGAINS, CLEAN YOUR BROODER OUT AND DISINFECTEN THEM WITH Tek-Trol Disinfectant-Cleaner.
SECOND... START BROODER UP A DAY IN ADVANCE TO WARM THEM UP AND TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS IN WORKING ORDER HAVE WHAT WE USE FOR A HEAT SOURSE IS A BROODER LAMP WITH A 125 WATT HEAT LAMP BUT ONCE THEY ARE A FEW DAY OLD WE CUT THE 125 WATT TO JUST A 100 WATT LIGHT BULB START THE HEAT AT 90 ABOVE AND THAN DROP THE HEAT BY 5 DEGREE EACH WEEK IF THE PEACHICK GET TO HOP OPEN THE DOOR SOME BUT MAKE SURE TO HAVE A SCREEN ON THE POT TO KEEP PEACHICKS FROM FLYING OUT.
THIRD... ONCE PEACHICK ARE OUT OF THERE EGGS IN THE HATCHER ALL DRY PEACHICKS CAN BE PLACED IN THE BROODER.
ONE GAL. WATERER WILL DO FINE... START YOUR PEACHICKS ON A 27 % MED-CATED TURKEY STARTER AND FEED THIS TILL 8 WEEKS OLD THAN WE CUT THE FEED % DOWN TO A 22 % MED-CATED GROWER UNTIL TEY ARE 14 WEEKS OLD....THAN AT THAT POINT WE START GIVING OUR OWN FEED MADE WITH CORN,SOY-BEAN, GROUND BARLEY,CORN DISTILLERS,ALF.MEAL,PMS VITAMIN, PLUS THERE FAVORITE MOLASSES.
