Chick Brooder Panels
Our chicken brooder panels will make any size brooder you prefer. Can also be used as a brooder for other poultry including poults, duckling and goslings.
Panels sold, each.
Common Uses
Specs
Disposable panels
- Corrugated cardboard
- 16" tall x 25" long
- 3/16" thick
Reuseable panels
- Double-walled plastic. Stiffer than cardboard
- Clean with soap and water
- 16" tall x 25" long
- 1/4" thick
Benefits
Reuseable panels can be cleaned and used again next year.
How to Use
Six panels make a 37" diameter brooder.
Seven panels make a 50" diameter brooder.
If you are going to place the Heat Lamp Stand in the brooder, you will need 5 panels total in order for the stand to fit inside the brooder.
If the brooder is comprised of 4 panels, two of the stand's legs can fit in the brooder with two on the outside of the brooder.
Listed below are recommended optional components or related items. Your particular situation may require alternative recommendations. Please call and talk to our consultants if there are any questions at 800-282-6631.
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Buckets and Troughs
TurboScoop, small
Item #938360 -Has a front-facing handle so it's uniquely easy to use and kind to wrists. Strong aluminum holds up to years of use without breaking or rusting.
$16.00 -
Heat Lamp and Accessories
Prima Heat Lamp®
Item #557100 -Rugged and reliable heat lamp used to warm lambs, goat kids, chickens or for any animal that is sick or cold. Uses standard or infrared heat bulbs.
$39.00 -
Heat Lamp and Accessories
Heat Lamp Clip
Item #557040 -Sturdy clip for hanging heat lamps. Spring latch securely holds lamps, even around ornery livestock.
$1.55 -
Heating Plates and Covers
Heating Plate, large (up to 50 chicks)
Item #540204 -A safer alternative to a heat lamp. A heating plate, or hover heater, simulates a hen keeping chicks warm and cozy beneath her feathers.
$79.00 -
Heating Plates and Covers
Cover for Heating Plate, large
Item #540206 -A safer alternative to a heat lamp. A heating plate, or hover heater, simulates a hen keeping chicks warm and cozy beneath her feathers.
$31.00 -
Heating Plates and Covers
Heating Plate, small (up to 20 chicks)
Item #540203 -A safer alternative to a heat lamp. A heating plate, or hover heater, simulates a hen keeping chicks warm and cozy beneath her feathers.
$51.00 -
Heating Plates and Covers
Cover for Heating Plate, small
Item #540205 -A safer alternative to a heat lamp. A heating plate, or hover heater, simulates a hen keeping chicks warm and cozy beneath her feathers.
$17.00 -
Feeders and Accessories
Chick Tray
Item #540110 -A compostable cardboard tray that feeds young chicks that are learning to eat and scratch.
$1.60 -
Feeders and Accessories
Chick Tray
Item #540044 -Use this handy tray to provide a clean area to feed and water day old chicks. Easy to clean and heavy-duty.
$7.00 -
Waterers and Accessories
Classic Waterer, 0.4 gal capacity
Item #540008 -Simple design for watering chicks that's easy to use and clean.
$4.90 -
Feeders and Accessories
Saturn 3 Feeder, 3 lb capacity
Item #540071 -Our favorite feeder for small to mid-sized flocks. Grilled pan reduces feed waste.
$11.00 -
Waterers and Accessories
Chick Stand
Item #540043 -Lifts poultry feeders and waterers away from the bedding in chick brooder pens.
$19.00 -
Treatments - Remedies
Coop 'N Compost
Item #540353 -Powerful granules absorb moisture and ammonia odors, creating a healthier environment in your coop.
$5.50
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Rena V from New Mexico
I have 12 chicks and ordered seven to begin with. It wasn’t enough once you put in the heater, water, and food (ie free shipping due to $ amount). Then I ordered four more and paid more for the shipping then I did for the panels. I also learned that it works better to make a rectangle than an octagon, as you have to put the chicken wire over the top., so strips are easier. When I had it set up as an octagon one area sagged and 1 chick got out through the bottom and died. I also wish these were a little taller.
Diana C from Wyoming
Easy set up and easy to clean for multiple use.
James G from Wyoming
We are using the plastic panels for the first time this hatching cycle. Using it for both turkeys and chickens. We do not use litter. Instead, we use heavy kraft paper as a nonslip flooring material. Our brooder coop is well insulated and a couple 200 watt heat lamps is sufficient. We have four pens set-up in the brooder building and so far, are satisfied with the plastic panels. Probably lay some lightweight chicken wire over the tops when they start flying over.
David G from Missouri
Pros: easy to assemble/disassemble and store, sturdy.
Cons: height OK for inactive Cornish cross broiler chicks up to 2 weeks old; too short for more active 'real' chicks like layers (e.g. Rhode Island reds, Easter eggers) and turkey poults after about 10 days.
Major issue is if you build a pen big enough for 20-30 chicks (15-17 panels) the panels bottom edge sags outward after about 1 week to the point of litter leaving the pen under the panel's bottom edge (photos sent in to Premier1). To resolve this required encircling pen about 2-3" up from bottom with a cord, running it behind each panel's slot and then tightening to hold panels in a full upright position. Without this the pen would likely collapse in on itself after a few weeks. If you are going to build a brooder with 10 or more panels and keep chicks in it for several weeks it would be wise to install the bottom cord snugger when the brooder is first set up and before litter and chicks are added.
Patricia M from Minnesota
Nice easy to put together and sturdy. Much better than the cardboard I used to use. Will be able to reuse that's great
