ChickRing Studio
ChickRing Studio
A hands-on chick brooder layout and heat-gradient studio for first-time hatch-day keepers, 4-H families, backyard flock starters, and small-batch meat-bird raisers who must lock ring or box dimensions, heat-source type and height, age-week temperature bands, bedding depth, and feeder/waterer clearances before day-old chicks arrive. The core loop is choose chick count and size class → pick heat source (clamp lamp, dual lamp, hover plate, or radiant panel) → draw the brooder footprint and place the heat center → preview live hot/safe/cool rings with unsafe-zone warnings → lock week-by-week step-down setpoints and lamp heights through feather-out → stage bedding, drinker, and feeder geometry → export a single setup card. Fully offline SwiftData ships with seeded starter plans (tote ring, stock-tank hoop, bathtub bantam bay, 25-bird meat hoop), breed size-class tables, wattage/coverage guides, and illustrated too-hot/too-cold posture cues so first launch already feels complete—not an empty shell.
About ChickRing Studio
A hands-on chick brooder layout and heat-gradient studio for first-time hatch-day keepers, 4-H families, backyard flock starters, and small-batch meat-bird raisers who must lock ring or box dimensions, heat-source type and height, age-week temperature bands, bedding depth, and feeder/waterer clearances before day-old chicks arrive. The core loop is choose chick count and size class → pick heat source (clamp lamp, dual lamp, hover plate, or radiant panel) → draw the brooder footprint and place the heat center → preview live hot/safe/cool rings with unsafe-zone warnings → lock week-by-week step-down setpoints and lamp heights through feather-out → stage bedding, drinker, and feeder geometry → export a single setup card. Fully offline SwiftData ships with seeded starter plans (tote ring, stock-tank hoop, bathtub bantam bay, 25-bird meat hoop), breed size-class tables, wattage/coverage guides, and illustrated too-hot/too-cold posture cues so first launch already feels complete—not an empty shell.
Screenshots
ChickRing Studio on iPhone and iPad.
Highlights
Open a seeded starter gallery (10 layers in a to…
Open a seeded starter gallery (10 layers in a tote ring, 25 Cornish in a hoop, bantam bathtub bay, stock-tank dual-lamp) and duplicate any plan into an editable brooder project with chick count and arrival week already filled.
Build a chick roster by headcount plus size clas…
Build a chick roster by headcount plus size class (bantam, standard layer, heavy dual-purpose, meat bird) with breed examples and space-per-bird floors so density caps appear before you cut cardboard.
Compare heat sources side-by-side—clamp lamp, du…
Compare heat sources side-by-side—clamp lamp, dual lamp, hover plate, radiant panel—with coverage radius, typical wattage, thermostat vs height control, and fire-clearance notes, then lock one into the plan.
Draw the brooder footprint on a dimensioned floo…
Draw the brooder footprint on a dimensioned floor canvas (rectangle box or circular ring), drag the heat center, and see live hot / comfort / cool gradient rings plus red unsafe pile-up zones that update as wattage or height changes.
Edit the age-week temperature playbook on a Char…
Edit the age-week temperature playbook on a Charts curve from day-1 target through feather-out, adjusting weekly lamp height or plate setpoint; the app flags jumps that are too steep for the chosen size class.
Run the gear clearance calculator for drinker an…
Run the gear clearance calculator for drinker and feeder height, tip-proof spacing from the heat core, and chick-reach limits so water stays cool and feed stays out of the hot ring.
Privacy first
ChickRing Studio does not collect personal data — everything stays on your device, with no third-party tracking or advertising SDKs. Read the full Privacy Policy.
Support
Questions or feedback? Visit Support or email cenektesar52@icloud.com.