Chick Brooder - 2 Section H:15" (Starter Kit for Chickens, Turkeys, Ducks)

We have five advanced degrees in this house and are third generation animal enthusiasts. This is by far the worst use of money I have ever had. Do not buy this. The assembly is ridiculous and the instructions are worse. I would ask for a refund but refuse to take apart the half I managed to get together…. Not because I can use it, but so I remember how dumb I can be. This company should pay me to keep it.

My purchase this and got it assembled and the entire left side does not fit flush necause the panel is warped. We contacted them for a replacement and after asking us about a 1000 questions and having us send a ton of pictures of the problem, they finally sent a replacement panel, and that panel is worked as well. We have resorted to using ratchet straps to hold it together to keep the side from separating. The doors also do not open easily over the feed tray and often pop off when we open them. We have also ordered the larger model (in an attempt to maybe have a better experience) but the backorder date keeps moving later and later, so I'm not sure if we will even receive it.

Got this thinking it would help to grow more chicks. Having to spend more time moving chicks out to boxes as we have to continue putting back together. Every day some section separates and have to move chicks out to put back together. Tonight the right side and floor separated. It sets on a table and only time it is moved is when replace the pan on the bottom. Will probably throw away and get another from another company. We also have a 2 layer 15" grow out pen and it works great.

Works great for when we have smaller hatches. Instead of putting them in our large brooder they go in here and have the room to grow for a bit before moving to a grow out pen.

Very nice but did have a couple broken pieces

The only issue is the heater scorched the plastic support in the middle. We still use it but we are concerned about continuing to use it.

I like the customization offered with this unit. However moving forward, I would choose the model with the bottom tray that doesn’t require you to lift up the entire brooder to clean.

Super easy to return and customer service was very nice. But honestly it was impossible with the lack of directions provided and the difficulty of getting pieces together I felt I was going break it to get pieces together

We bought the 2 section chick brooder with high hopes that it would ease our minds and be warm enough for our chicks. The brooder proved its worth it was easy to put together stays at a warm and comfortable temp for our babies and is a great design. We have had to use it a couple times for bigger chickens when they got out in the cold temps and got a little too cold we turned a little heat on put them in and let them warm up. Great design much safer than heat lamps. We cant wait to try out the incubator next! Thanks

Chick Brooder - 2 Section H:15"

This was a little difficult to put together but that's not bad, it just means it fits together tight and won't fall apart. One thing I'm not loving is the doors. They are not very secured on and don't feel sturdy. One arrived with a broken clip/stop but hopefully that gets replaced. It is also almost impossible to open the doors because the feed trough doesn't sit flat (it came kind of curved in a slight U shape) and I have to remove the feed trough to open the doors which is not convenient. I did not get the correct assembly guide but found it online in the product support. My main complaint is the doors and that the light and heat function together. I would like the heat on 24/7 but light only during day without having to unscrew the bulb. Overall much better than my totes I've previously used.

There are some things that could be improved. Temp runs a bit hot so ensure you have a thermometer and instructions not very clear (Youtube video is not made for this specific 2 section model, either).

However, the fact that it's kept 2 batches of chicks healthy with temp controlled housing is amazing. I've had chicks die from not being kept with a proper heatsource and this eliminates that happening. Definitely worth the spend.

Literally a nightmare to put together. None of the holes match up and it just breaks when being forced together. I want my damn money back. It's terrible plastic. It's garbage not even worth $5 let alone $200!

Easy Build! Will be great for any hatch you have Planned! Can't wait for my Quail Eggs to hatch to get this thing going! And thank you for the Fast Delivery!

I saw many bad reviews, bought it anyways and glad I did! It was a little hard to put together a video helped me. I did receive the package damaged so I had a lot of parts broken. Sent pictures and an email to hatching time and within a week I got all new parts. No coast no problem for me. The part replacement cost more than the original product. I do suggest if they would pack the items better less space in box they wouldn't have to replace so many items.

Like it except for 2 things. The tray is a pain to clean since you have to move the brooder off it to empty. The big issue I'm having is the water system. When I fill the tank it keeps pouring in the cups over flowing and flooding the tray underneath. This causes wet chicks, big mess extra work and frustration.

So far works great. More flexible plastic tubing would be nice, kinda stiff to work with. Other than that, no complaints. Thanks.