If you are breeding feathered incubation method, it is important to take care of their further cultivation. In such a situation comes to the rescue brooder. Of course, you can buy a box in a store or on the market, but it has a high cost. In this article we will explain how to make a brooder with your own hands.
- What is a brooder
- Features of self-made brooder for chickens, quails, chickens, geese
- How to choose a material for manufacturing
- Required tools
- How to do it yourself
- Arranging a box for poultry
What is a brooder
A brooder is a construction that looks like a box or a small part of a room. In the first weeks of life, the chicks need conditions that are as close as possible to life with the hen, and they can be created using a special box. 
Main function of the facility - maintaining a stable temperature and heating chicks. During the construction of the structure it is very important to adhere to the general principle and take into account the main requirements, namely:
- the floor must be kept dry, even a little moisture can lead to diseases of the chicks;
- it is recommended to build a pallet, it is placed under the floor and serves as a container for excrement;
- good ventilation of the structure should be provided, but no drafts are allowed;
- the floor should be a little rough: moving on slippery surfaces, chickens will constantly fall and may damage themselves;
- do not allow overheating of chicks;
- Chicks should not have access to a heat source.
Features of self-made brooder for chickens, quails, chickens, geese
If you decide to make a box for chickens with your own hands, you need to familiarize yourself with some important points in preparing for construction. 
How to choose a material for manufacturing
For the assembly of the box, you can use various materials. It can be wooden blocks, thick cardboard or OSB plates. If you do not have such materials, suitable tools will do.
Via wooden box, barrels, cabinets or plastic containers can also be built a good design.
No matter what you build the box from, the main thing is create a comfortable environment for keeping chicks.
To create a frame required boards and parallel bars. In the future, plywood will be fastened to it with screws. Medium thick or thin material is suitable for walls.Only thick plywood is suitable for making the bottom. From the bars you can make reliable legs for brooder.
Required tools
To build a house for chicks you will need to use:
- hand saw or jigsaw;
- tape measure;
- a hammer;
- screwdriver;
- pliers and wire cutters;
- a pencil.
How to do it yourself
Those wishing to make a brooder for chickens with their own hands are often interested in what size it should be.It is impossible to unequivocally answer this question, since the dimensions of the structure depend on the material used and the number of chicks.
Step 1. Preparation of materials. Before you begin, you need to prepare materials:
- plywood sheet - 2 pieces;
- grid;
- small hinges for the door;
- bars;
- nails (you can use screws);
- washers;
- boards;
- staples.
Difficulties with the assembly of the frame arise should not. Using parallel bars, it is necessary to form squares, which will later become the side parts of the structure.
With the help of screws we make them assembly. Take the long slats (bars) and connect the resulting squares to each other. Using nails, thick plywood is attached to the bottom.
After that you need to cut plywood for walls: it should be only half the size of the wall so that we can observe what is going on inside the box.
We make installation lintels from the board - later hinges for the door will be attached to it. The open half of the wall is covered with a net, fastened with a stapler.
Brooder should not stand on the floor, so 4 legs should be attached to the structure. For this you need screws or nails. You can also use special screws. 
Step 4. Making the door.
It is necessary to put a sheet of plywood on the box and with a pencil mark the place for trimming the hinges. Further, trimming is carried out, hinges are installed, and they are fastened to the door.
It is recommended to install a small padlock to prevent its arbitrary opening and penetration into the insects.
Step 5. Installation of appliances for heating.
Be sure to be heated broder, otherwise the chicks will die. 
To do this, use an incandescent lamp or an infrared lamp. It is very important to correctly adjust the light bulb.
Arranging a box for poultry
Arrangement of a brooder involves not only the provision of heating and light, but also the creation of convenient feeders, drinkers and decking.
In summer, thin light bedding can serve as a flooring. In the cold season, the use of sand is common. Sometimes dry peat, pome seeds are used for flooring. Corn husks, straw and chaff will not fit, as they quickly appear mold. It is strictly forbidden to use sawdust - Chicks can eat them and die.
No need to put in a brooder a large container of water: the chicks can climb into it and drown. An excellent solution to the issue will be the drinking bowl, which has a sensitive nipple.
Brooder temperature for different birds should be different. For example, quails and chickens feel comfortable at a temperature 35 ° C. Gradually need to reduce it to 30 ° С.
Building a brooder yourself is not at all difficult; the main thing is to have a wish, and you will certainly create a cozy house for chicks.
