I see that a couple of the chicks are up at the thermometer checking the temperature themselves. You better watch those ones, they are smarter than the rest and may cause future problems, possibly even a coups.

When I saw the folgers coffee container, I laughed...I just filled about 10 of them with kitchen compost to put in my garden for worm castings...must be100 uses for them on the homestead.

Thank God I found this channel. Great advice and from a fellow believer. Thanks for sharing your experiences. You are probably adding years to your life.

Heat some stones and throw them in the hot water to keep it warm longer.

This is a good idea. In my climate I just hatch my chicks in July when there is a constant source of 90+ degree heat. (South Carolina) When the chicks are 2 months old in September the cooler air comes in (80's - lol) but they are old enough to not need the heat. BUT! If I ever have to move up north, I will remember this!

Awesome Tks for sharing!! You have same Magnum system I have! I had to move to hot water bottle raising too as the light or heating pad both took too much power

I made a 2 foot by 2 foot really well insulated box for them to huddle in at night. I put a hpmemade candle under an upside down clay flower pot with bricks around the inside of the box to absorb heat by the time the candle burned out the bricks would have enough heat to keep the chicks from freezing the rest of the night. the next year I replaced the candle with a small pilot light They would hover around the clay pot when they got cool. The pilot lite burned very little gas and heated the whole brooder.

well that's brilliant! if mama hen isn't going to sit on the rest of the eggs in going to get creative. it's been more then 21 days, so I think something like this will work. blessings starry and Mr H. prayers going for both of you.

Great tip.

great video. I wish I lived neat Mr. Helder. I could learn a lot from that guy!

We used a gallon, glass, pickle jar with boiling water. We covered the jar by using the cut off legs of old blue jeans. We also covered the jar with an old towel. The larger jar kept the pen warm for 8 hours.

Thank you!!!!

Great idea, they seem to like it.

Excellent way to keep chicks warm, just to throw out there I use a pet microwaveable heating disk pad for my new chicks. It works great also🐥🌻

I like your idea with the water we live totally Off the Grid are baby chicks are 5 weeks old now going on 6 they've been in the trailer with us we'll use the Buddy Heater and will use granite slabs Against the brooder box keeping it between 85 and 95 degrees to the hard cold winter here on our desert in Homestead the high desert of Oregon

Found you yesterday. I loooove your videos. Thank you for all the nice ideas.

Nice little tips and tricks for sure, and they sure seem to like the hot water bottle is a nuzzled right up in there on top of that LOL. Thanks for sharing.

LG family there very creative with the warm water bottle

Hello Starry, I love your channel. Thank you for sharing all the great information about your life and what you have been through. You and your husband complement each other well. Just a bit of info. Insulated bath tubs are sold for thousands to keep the water from getting cold when you bath. You can insulate a tub yourself by adding Styrofoam and using the spray on foam insulation to keep the heat in longer. Keep up the good work!

QUESTION: How often do you have to replace the water with hot water again? I'm just wondering how practical it is, if you're replacing them every 30 minutes. It doesn't leave you anytime to sleep it would seem to me. How's that working out?

great stuff

"Meat layers"😂

Good idea! Another idea for using less electricity is a "cave shaped" heating pad, use a bit of smooth wire fencing to create the cave shape then fasten the pad on top of it. When the chicks get cold they huddle underneath it as if it was a mother hen. I would think that would use a lot less juice than a light bulb especially with insulating cloth on top of the pad.

Just had an an idea after watching this and Ben Falk's video...if a person was to coil up a filled water hose on the ground outside the coup on one end and the other end of the hose is inside next to the chicks, one could thermo heat the water filled hose by having a compost pile on top of the coiled hose outside. This removes the need for wood stoves or electrical lamps, with very very little maintenance. Ben Falk uses this system to heat up his green house and take winter showers!

Great idea got an idea for myself I do the same chicken videos

While growing up we had an out door brooder the front was wire the back was wood with metal top and metal bottom. we kept about 2 inches of sand in the back part. Under the metal we kept an oil burning lamp we would adjust the flame according to the temp that night. We allways had good luck with it. The back part under the sad was boxed in and that is where the lamp would go. We live in south Alabama I'm not sure if you would need more than 1 lamp up north.

how often do you change the water (hot) out? Thanks!

Very cool, great idea... Couldn't you also run some copper piping around the wood stuff pipe, and bring it over and around an area in the tube, then use a 12 volt mini pump on a thermostat switch to circulate the water? Interesting and great idea...

great idea

Hi Starry, Ive raised chickens for several years, have had very good luck. I don't know if its your area, but I've never used medicated feed, I do however give them electrolytes that you put in there water for a few days. Just a thought if that is possible for your area. What a great idea on the hot water in the coffee can. How long do you have to keep the hot water by them?

Dang I love those folgers cans. I have them all thru the pantry and out to the garage holding bolts and chicken feed. Best containers ever. Great Idea on the hot water. If I could suggest a more closed in box all around to hold the heat in, with just a little opening at each end to fit a chick. Also in my experience with meat chicks is they get smelly and dusty fast so I hope you can hold up with them inside. Such a great idea, to use free heat. Perhaps you could run a pipe line coil off the stove and have it circulate into box and back to stove to help save time and work. Cheers!!

Check the poop holes for blockage too. Nice tips:

we used hot water bottles covered in a towel, and used the stove for a heat as well

Those chicks are so beautiful🐥

Good idea, but time consuming. Just put one end of your little cage closer to the stove so the radiant heat goes directly to the cage. If they get warm they can move to the cooler end.

This should help, we can't find my lamp! While looking up vids I keep heating up a feather duster lol

you ought to add some rocks in the container for some thermal mass to hold the heat in the water longer. Good idea heating water though :)

Awesome! They are just chicken nuggets now LOL!

What a great idea and so simple. I dont know why others havent made vids of this maybe they didnt think of it. I think u may get alot of views for this vid in the future.

Great Idea!!

Tip from vet : add some sugar (glucose) and lemon juice from fruit (minerals and vitamins) to water - a very efficient kickstarter. The acidity from lemon helps with the digestion process too.

very cool. just a fyi, those look like Cornish cross, check out red rangers, they too are meat chickens but they also make good free range chickens and egg layers

I'm curious about how this worked out. What was the success rate?

Omg this is perfect

God bless you and thank you for the video.

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I have looked through your chicken videos, what breeds are they?

I need ideas on water for my chickens in the winter. I have no water out by my coop so I need to lug the waterer inside to fill it up and CAREFULLY carry that heavy thing all the way back out to the coop. It is so hard especially when there is s bunch of snow on the ground.

Wonder if you could do a copper tubing coil around the stove pipe and a water pot in the tube. The natural siphon of heated water should circulate the water and keep a constant heat. Put a few bricks or rocks in the pot to be heat sinks and keep an even heat.

Starry i keep finding the answers i need on your channel! :) How many times a day do you have to switch out your water bottles?

Thinking outside the box(no pun intended). Good on you two. I wonder if heated rocks in some fashion would work? By the way, I appreciate the inclusion of Scripture in your videos. Be safe.

Clever.

Loved your husbands comment :)

I love your video, but you really don't need the medicated feed. I've never fed it to my chicks and never lost a single one.

how long does the water stay hot?

Starry is going to need our help, she has been in a bad accident. Details are here: www.gofundme.com/starryhilder A GoFundMe page was started on her behalf. Even $1 would go a long way to help her during this crisis in her and her family's life. I created an email address that I will share with Starry and her family, they will receive 100% of the proceeds by using this address. I have listed the address at the hospital where you can send cards or care packages on the GoFundMe page if you prefer send something through the mail, just so everything is in one central location. Starry has a daytime job as a nurse and needs our support to help with bills and running her homestead while she is recovering. As you all know she also contributes immensely to her homestead's upkeep and her contribution will be missed. If everyone donates only $1 it will go a long way to help her keep things running. If you can't donate but still want to help, here is a poster you can print and share: tinyurl.com/j988m54 Here is a link to an update video she posted yesterday: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/arqZn5N0z5Pde5c.html Thank you for anything you can do to help.

its Ned Flanders

Gonna be a long 18weeks doing all that day and night

I am so grateful that you are Christians! I don't know, it is like you are family. Keep up the good work. Lana

Anyone have any ideas on how to actually HATCH eggs without electricity?

I just can not wait till we can get more baby chicks! I know our grandchildren can not hardly wait either We are working towards, moving and living on same property. We have wanted this ever since the first grandchild was born! It will happen soon, we are praying and we know that this is Gods will for us all. So I ask others to be praying with us, for Gods will, His timing and where He wants us to go. Blessing to all.

Great.... Samantha wants chickens...

use turkey starter with medicated it is a whole lot better than the chicken starter...more nutrients and vitamins...that's what we use on our chicks...

Seems like a high chance of injuring the birds this way, I guess a 60w bulb attached inside the box wouldn't work? I bet a 40w would work as well. If you wish to do this without electricity heat rocks or bricks and put them under the box. It just seems like your cooking them alive right next to this thing. I do wish you and your birds well tho.

talk about making life complicated ?? how about putting a adult chciken with them ??

I like your idea with the water we live totally Off the Grid are baby chicks are 5 weeks old now going on 6 they've been in the trailer with us we'll use the Buddy Heater and will use granite slabs Against the brooder box keeping it between 85 and 95 degrees to the hard cold winter here on our desert in Homestead the high desert of Oregon