Tripled my Brooder Space!

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Spring hatching is in full swing here at the Buck ‘n Run Ranch. I have 20 eggs on lockdown, due to hatch on Friday and 3 more to hatch on Monday. The first hatch is Crested Cream Legbars and a project I am working on.  I also have a dozen olive eggers in the incubator [...]

Chicks love the EcoGlow Brooder!

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I bought The EcoGlow chick brooder from Brinsea. It is designed to accommodate fifty chicks. The EcoGlow is used in place of a heat lamp and utilizes radiant heat to keep the chicks warm. The underside of the unit gets warm and the chicks huddle under it. I live in fear of traditional heat lamps [...]