WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES SURROGATOR®

This Wildlife Management Technologies Surrogator for sale in Stone Creek, Ohio, provides a specialized field-brooding solution for landowners, hunting preserves, wildlife managers, game-bird breeders, and habitat-restoration programs. Offered at $1,700 OBO, the system is intended to raise young quail, pheasant, chukar, and other compatible game birds during their critical first weeks of development.
The Surrogator provides a protected environment with controlled heat, feed, water, a brooding section, and a larger loafing area. Comparable WMT units are designed for approximately 125 quail or 65 pheasant chicks per cycle, although buyers should verify the capacity and configuration of this particular unit. Located in eastern Ohio, it may appeal to buyers throughout Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Indiana, Kentucky, and surrounding game-bird markets.
Available for $1,700 OBO in Stone Creek, Ohio, this used Wildlife Management Technologies Surrogator game bird brooder is designed to raise young quail, pheasant, chukar, and other compatible game birds in the environment where they will eventually be released.
Rather than functioning as a conventional indoor poultry brooder or an adult-bird release cage, the Surrogator is a protected field-rearing system. It supplies young birds with warmth, feed, water, shelter, and protection during the critical first several weeks of development. The manufacturer describes the system as a way to reduce human contact while allowing chicks to become accustomed to their future release location.
Designed for Game-Bird Restoration and Property Management
The Surrogator is intended for landowners and wildlife managers who want to raise game-bird chicks directly on hunting property, habitat acreage, preserves, farms, ranches, or managed recreational land.
Potential buyers may include:

Hunting preserves and shooting clubs
Quail and pheasant habitat managers
Wildlife-restoration organizations
Game-bird breeders
Large-acreage landowners
Farms and ranches with wildlife-management programs
Professional guides and hunting outfitters
Conservation groups
Habitat consultants
Rural property owners developing recreational bird populations

The system functions as a temporary surrogate parent by keeping chicks protected while providing controlled heat, feed, and water. Birds are typically raised in the unit for approximately four to five weeks, depending on species and operating conditions.
Self-Contained Field-Rearing System
Based on the attached operating schedule, the unit uses a divided interior with separate brooding and loafing areas. During the first week, chicks remain in the brooding section near the heat source, feed, and water. The divider is then raised to provide access to the larger loafing area.
The photographed instructions outline a progressive temperature schedule and weekly maintenance routine. The operating process includes:

Placing the divider in the down position at the beginning of a cycle
Supplying ground feed and Chick-Aid™ on rough paper plates
Adjusting the waterer to approximately chick-eye height
Starting the temperature control at setting 6
Raising the divider after the first week
Gradually reducing the heat setting
Checking and stirring the feed
Monitoring the water barrel
Removing the paper plates after the first week
Removing the heater assembly when weather conditions permit
Completing a pheasant cycle at approximately four weeks
Completing a quail cycle at approximately five weeks

The manufacturer currently emphasizes placing a Surrogator completely in shade, positioning it flush against the ground, maintaining suitable heat for young chicks, using the divider during the initial brooding period, and avoiding the mixing of birds of different ages or species.
Capacity and Practical Applications
Published information for comparable Wildlife Management Technologies Surrogator systems indicates approximate cycle capacities of:

Up to 125 day-old quail chicks
Up to 65 day-old pheasant chicks
Up to 85 chukar chicks

Comparable systems are approximately 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 17 inches high, with a published weight near 234 pounds. These figures should be treated as model-family specifications until the exact production version and dimensions of this particular unit are verified.
A suitable buyer could use this unit to support a controlled game-bird release program, replenish birds on managed habitat, establish birds around a hunting property, or add another brooding unit to an existing restoration operation.
Important Operating Considerations
The Surrogator is specialized wildlife-management equipment and should be operated according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Successful use depends on proper placement, heat management, feed, water, weather, chick health, predator control, sanitation, and regular monitoring.
The manufacturer advises that the unit remain in complete shade throughout the day because direct sunlight can cause dangerous overheating. It also recommends placing the unit directly against the ground to reduce drafts and predator exposure.
Prospective buyers should confirm the condition and operation of the following components:

Propane heater and thermostat
Pilot and burner assemblies
Feed system
Water barrel and waterer
Divider panel
Brooding and loafing lids
Flooring and chick-floor insert
Ventilation openings
Exterior panels
Fasteners and access hardware

Price and Buyer Information
This used WMT Surrogator is located in Stone Creek, Ohio, and is offered at an asking price of $1,700 OBO. The seller is open to reasonable offers.
The photographs confirm Wildlife Management Technologies branding, Surrogator identification, Quail & Pheasant Restoration Technologies branding, and an attached weekly operating schedule. A clearly readable serial number or production date was not visible in the supplied photographs.
Trustworthy Equipment LLC is marketing this unit on behalf of the seller. Buyers are encouraged to inspect the unit, verify the included components, and confirm its current operating condition before purchase.
Contact Trustworthy Equipment LLC for additional information, availability, or help coordinating the next step.