I am not an expert but if they were my keets, I wouldn't hesitate to switch them. Do be sure to offer grit in case they eat the shavings. We usually raise chicks & keets on straw and offer a small size grit (sometimes we buy chick grit, sometimes we just sift the regular grit to sort out...
Really? Well, thank you for correcting me. I don't remember where I read that, even though it was just tonight. I was reading on raising turkey poults and that was a suggestion to boost the protein content of the feed. I will file that away with the other "commonly known things that 'just...
Your thermometer should be a bit closer to where the heat lamp is shining to get an accurate idea of temperature. To be honest, I don't worry a lot about the exact number on the thermometer, I judge by their behavior. If they are huddled in a group under the heat lamp, too cold. Fluffed up...