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John:
Here is a floor brooder that I made from a left over piece of pole barn steel. It in dirty from last year yet...I just took it out to take the photos. I flipped it over so you can see the heating element and stuff.
John:
While we\'re on the subject...here are two that I just built last year. They are in the hatchery and the birds go straight from the hatchers into them. They have pull-out litter pans, clear plastic windows and 1/3 of inch hardware cloth. Most use 1/2\", but this is better for the bantams.
Guest:
--- Quote from: DevilsThoughts ---I have a few homemade and rather nifty brooder/dryers that have a computer CPU fan, a wafer thermostat and two pigtail lightbulbs.
--- End quote ---
I agree- these are incredibly nifty!! questions: where do you get just the thermostat part, without a whole brooder? are you willing to send/sell me a parts list and basic instructions? because those would suit my small-scale purposes very well! even any tips on how to recreate it would be helpful.
my bathtub situation is not very flexible, and I am soon going to need more brooder area.
thank you!
Guest:
I\'m getting ready to build another one of these. I\'ll write it all down as I build it as well as make a parts list and a cost breakdown for everything that I buy.
I saw the wafer thermostats laying on a shelf at Atwoods (it is a farm and ranch chain store...don\'t know if you have them in your area). The rest of the stuff I know can be obtained locally at either hardware and/or electronics stores and your local conglomerate mega store (we have Wal-mart...I ran a search on their site and found 20 within an hour of me).
I\'m agree with John on the lightbulbs and plan to look into using a heating element instead. Also, one other modification would be a gaurd for the fan, the heating element, and wiring.
Guest:
I would really appreciate that info!
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