I have attached some photos of the coop period the birds are in the Bruder on the floor there, but in a couple weeks, they’re going to come out of that brother and go into the coop. We thought to put roosts on the ceiling about 6 feet up.
I could put them slightly lower, but I’m worried the...
Thank you everyone! I’ll have their roosts (rounded 2x4s), sweeter heaters, light and feeders all ready by 2 weeks now. Then, I’m going to train them on the nipple waterworks for the third week. Once they’ve figured that out, off into the main coop they go!
I have doubled the height of the brooder with a box made of 2x4s that sits on top of it, with the lid on top of the 2x4s but I’m sure they’ll be pushing it by 2 to 3 weeks. In the grow out pen,with is 8’x12’x8’, I have radiant sweeter heaters. They’re only in one part of the coop. With the...
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...