ChickenMaman
In the Brooder
- Jun 5, 2023
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So….I have the GQF brooder. Right now I have the bottom lined with tea towels which I change and wash twice a day, because the Guinea keets are only 4 days old and I’m worried their feet will fall through the grating if I remove the tea towels this soon.
But they’re starting to fly, so how do I let them eat from my hand and change the tea towels without them flying out of the top of the brooder? Right now they only fly up an inch or so but it’s only a matter of time. The breeders in their main coop but they’re not ready to handle the 50° night temperatures yet. I would imagine they won’t be ready to leave the breeder until about five or six weeks. And while it’s inside the coop that they will be living in, they are not ready to be without this enclosure at this age.
But they’re starting to fly, so how do I let them eat from my hand and change the tea towels without them flying out of the top of the brooder? Right now they only fly up an inch or so but it’s only a matter of time. The breeders in their main coop but they’re not ready to handle the 50° night temperatures yet. I would imagine they won’t be ready to leave the breeder until about five or six weeks. And while it’s inside the coop that they will be living in, they are not ready to be without this enclosure at this age.