I know this is a year old . I was given a chicken house form like tractor supply carries. It had a rotten top so I made it a A roof. Then the part that was for the laying box slash roost , I put a wood floor . Then I took a piece of linoleum and cut to fit the floor . Put my wood shavings in . Now when I need to clean it out I just gather the chicks and pick up the flooring dump it off wash it let it dry some and return it . Made cleaning out so much easier. Great brooder you built. Be nice to have helpers like you got . Beautiful family .

@MaynardFamilyHomestead

Ай бұрын

Thank you! The linoleum is a good idea, I may have to incorporate that!

Good to see you guys.

@MaynardFamilyHomestead

Жыл бұрын

We appreciate you watching!

this was so adorable! Every few minutes you'd see another child! And mom with one on the way. made me happy just seeing the family you have. you don't know how lucky you are. Great little brooder. we are making one in our shed as I write. ours in on the ground, 12' x 3.5'. We have duck coming next week.

@MaynardFamilyHomestead

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! They are a huge blessing for sure. That is a nice sized brooder you’re building, you can fit a lot of birds in there. What kind of ducks are you raising?

Very simple! Thank you!

Nice Family... Congratulations

@MaynardFamilyHomestead

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

We built a 4 ft x 2ft same design but 1 door . Thank You for sharing connie and family

@MaynardFamilyHomestead

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Awesome build!! Thanks for sharing! 👍

@MaynardFamilyHomestead

Жыл бұрын

Thank you sir!

Absolutely beautiful work! We just ordered 50 broilers (new to chickens over here). But this looks like a perfect set-up. I'll be copying you step by step! Thanks for the great video.

@MaynardFamilyHomestead

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! It will hold 50 chicks easily.

Wow.....😮 It's very nice😊

thankyou for sharing, watching from Papua New Guinea

@MaynardFamilyHomestead

4 ай бұрын

Awesome, thanks for watching and commenting! We never know where all of our viewers are in the world. :-)

@benmondo7296

4 ай бұрын

@MaynardFamilyHomestead it helps me alot, again many thanks for freely spending your time filming every steps

I need written measurements i sooo need this. Just not good at making up measurements and such. New to building things on my own

Great job.

It can double as the kid's playhouse

That's awesome. I need to make one of them. I've been using the big dog kennel cages for years, and they work, but I always have problems getting to the chick's if one needs cleaned or something..

@MaynardFamilyHomestead

Жыл бұрын

Yeah this has been working great. I can get to any of them at anytime which is nice.

Looks good brother

@MaynardFamilyHomestead

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate it! Happy Easter

I have less reinforcement on my mobile turkey tractor 😅😂🤣

What angle cuts did you make for the top of the legs?

Any chance you have the supplies and measurements written out? I’d love to make this brooder.

Hi, great build! How many chicks do you think will fit in there? How long can you keep them in there? We have 40 chicks coming soon so we need to build a more permanent brooder like yours!

@MaynardFamilyHomestead

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! It will hold 40 no problem, we have 35. I would say we could comfortably fit 70 chicks without an issue.

Only thing I kept thinking is are they all yours and one on the way. 😅

@MaynardFamilyHomestead

4 ай бұрын

Just for the record they’re not cheaper by the dozen. 😜

@joshuakazfields4374

4 ай бұрын

@@MaynardFamilyHomestead great movie. 🍿

@billymoore9619

2 ай бұрын

Good build, thanks I like the way they all chipped in on the build. I am going to start today on mine .bsm

Always measure once… cut twice 😅😂

@MaynardFamilyHomestead

2 ай бұрын

That’s my motto! We do it nice because we do it twice. 😜

Nice build but man you built this like you were building a house, it just has to hold some babies, not baby elephants! Love seeing your kids get involved and yeah they would probably sleep in the barn. I know I would have at their age.

@MaynardFamilyHomestead

Ай бұрын

Hahaha I have a tendency to overbuild stuff. Here in northern Florida we have strict hurricane codes for home builders so I have that mentality. I don’t have to worry about coons or possums getting in that’s for sure. Thanks for watching!

Were those all 2x4s?

@MaynardFamilyHomestead

4 ай бұрын

If I remember correctly yes!

@greens1087

4 ай бұрын

What angles did you do your sides? I’m going off your build but having a hard time with my angles

@MaynardFamilyHomestead

4 ай бұрын

@@greens1087 it’s a 30° angle

@greens1087

4 ай бұрын

Awesome!! Thank you so much and great looking brooder. I’ve been trying to find a brooder build that would be strong enough for my needs and happen to come across yours and was like THATS IT!!

@MaynardFamilyHomestead

4 ай бұрын

@@greens1087you’re welcome, thanks for watching and supporting our channel!