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Brooding is the provision of artificial heat to help chicks regulate their temperature. The heat can be provided using charcoal jikos, gas or electric brooders. The brooder area should be ready at ...

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In this video, I explain how I set my brooder up and transfer newly hatched coturnix quail chicks from the incubator to the brooder.