Brooding and types of brooder for baby chicks II Importance of brooder in chicks, chicken and other poultry

Brooding Arrangement for Chicken and Other Poultry

Brooding.   Brooding is a arrangement of providing the baby chicks suitable temperature in ours chicken coop , Because their is no one (hens) for baby chicken which can provide them their body heat by covering them in wings because when we need a lot of broiler chicks, then we brought  from hatcheries. The reason behind it simple that hen cannot give birth a lot chicks by  incubation. So it become very essential to give them heat or temperature when they reach in our shed from hatcheries. Baby chicks need 34-35 Celsius or 95°F  temperature first few days. And then we have reduce this temperature day by day. So we provide this temperaure by doing some arrangement in our shed this process is called brooding. There are many ways to do brooding in shed.

                                                        

1. Electricity Brooder.   These brooder are made of iron or aluminum. These brooder are umbrella shaped. And the metal which is used to do it hot by electricity  arranged on top. Then chicks sit below and around this brooder and keep themself warm.

2. Wooden Brooder. As name suggest wooden brooder are made of wooden. It may be square or any other shape. And below the wood we have place the bulb for giving them heat.

3. Infrared or Filament Bulb brooder.   In this arrrangement infrared or filament bulb are directly hanged in brooding area. For brooding by bulbs, you have to use a 200 watt infrared bulb for 100 chicks. The height of these bulb should be appropriate.

4. Gas Brooder. In this arrangement natural gas is used for brooding in poultry shed.