Egg Incubation and Hatch Record
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Chick Growth and Brooder Record
A free printable chick growth log — brooder temperature as you set it, daily numbers, losses, sample weights and the move to the coop.
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What this sheet is for
Record the brooder weeks, where most losses happen and where nobody keeps notes.
Who it is for
Anyone brooding chicks, ducklings, keets or poults.
How to use it
- Record the number alive every day. It is the fastest way to notice a problem.
- Watch where the chicks sit rather than the thermometer, and note what you saw.
- Weigh a sample rather than every bird.
- Record the date they went out and how many made it.
What is on the sheet
One page, top to bottom:
Printed under the title: The brooder weeks — temperature as you set it, weights, losses and the move to the coop.
Watch the chicks, record the number. Brooder temperatures are set by the species, the breed and the birds' own behaviour, and none are printed here. Watch the chicks rather than the thermometer: where they sit tells you more than any printed figure could.
Write-on lines: Hatch or batch · Species and breed · Number started · Date
Table, 13 rows: Date · Day or week · Brooder temp you set · Birds alive · Losses · Sample weight · Feed and water · Behaviour and notes
Write-on lines: Moved to coop on · Number moved · Total losses
Questions
What brooder temperature should I use?
None is printed. Species, breed and brooder type all change it, and the birds themselves are the better guide: huddled under the lamp is cold, pressed to the edges is hot, spread evenly is right. Record what you set and what they did.
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