They're keets. Keets are far worse than chicks about keeping their feet clean. Even adult guineas aren't good about keeping their feet clean.Mine's sand too, but they get poo on their feet and track it into the water in like 2 seconds. Messy little things.
Mine aren't exactly walking - they're like popcorn kernels, lol! Pop Pop Pop all over the place. Which results in Poop Poop Poop all over the place!
Bigger = less problems. 4'x4' brooder = 16 sq. ft. minus the area taken up by the waterer and feeder. Both are in the cool zone as the brooder is big enough to have a heated zone and an unheated area.Mine aren't exactly walking - they're like popcorn kernels, lol! Pop Pop Pop all over the place. Which results in Poop Poop Poop all over the place!
Mine are in a flight cage that is 3ft x 2 feet, connected to a storage tote, which is about 18 inches x 2 feet, connected to a bucket on its side which is... about the size of a bucket, lol. The bucket is just their sleep area, but the combo of the other 2 give them quite a lot of room. I'm working on exchanging the tote+bucket for a large wire dog crate, just have to find wire nippers to make them a hardware cloth floor and then I'm in business, lol! They were SUPPOSED to be out in the coop with their broody chicken 'mama' but she rejected them so I'm making do with what I can, lol!
I did similar for wee ones as a feeder- with a lidded food container, cut the holes, used silicone funnels that I cut to shape like those 5 gal bucket feed inserts. Works better for bigger keets, little ones just walked in.
Adults are horrible about keeping their feet clean- and I scoop poop daily, sometimes twice.. BUT- they're always nice and clean after free ranging.
Heehee!!! they're just so stinkin' cute!!!I did similar for wee ones as a feeder- with a lidded food container, cut the holes, used silicone funnels that I cut to shape like those 5 gal bucket feed inserts. Works better for bigger keets, little ones just walked in.
