Mum Brought home Guinea Fowls what do we do?

What is a brooder box? A brooder box is an enclosed space specifically designed for raising and providing a warm, safe environment for newly hatched or young animals, particularly birds. It serves as a temporary shelter during the critical early stages of their life when they require supplemental heat, protection, and specific care. The primary purpose of a brooder box is to replicate the conditions that young animals would typically experience under the care of their mother. By providing a controlled and nurturing environment, it ensures their well-being and helps them grow and develop properly. Brooder boxes are commonly used for raising chicks, ducklings, goslings, and other poultry species, but they can also be utilized for other small animals like rabbits or reptiles. The size of the brooder box can vary depending on the number and type of animals being raised. Let’s get into the reasons one would need a brooder box. They planned for the animals they decided to bring home. Option two there was absolutely no planning at all, you just left with a cat carrier one day and came home with three guinea fowls with no real clue of what they needed or how to take care of them. Here at Pampered Aesthetics, option two was clearly the logical choice, which to be fair isn’t normally how I am. However, I’m a quick learner and the animals in our house are all well-loved and get the best possible care. Sometimes a hoarder for a husband comes in handy, mainly when its late Saturday afternoon and you need a place to put these little keets. We decided to make ours 3 feet x 3 feet. Hindsight writing this blog a few weeks later I’d have to make it larger with much taller sides, I wasn’t prepared how quickly these little babes grow. We made ours about a foot and a half tall. It was made out of 2 x 4’s and some plywood… Tanner please insert more information on how it was built here. Will do boss…….we made our brooder box 3 feet x 3 feet x 16 inches deep. It was made out of 2x4s and some plywood. I hope that helped clear things up. Back to you Jess…… The goblins took on this project with Dad cutting the wood and some minor direction. The box itself was left opened and to be closed in for the most part at a later date. This was due to the location. We kept ours in the basement away from our nosey dogs. The proper temp for day old’s is about 95, we wanted to besure the basement air wasn’t negatively affecting the babes so we closely monitor and adjust the temperature and humidity with a monitor and adjust the lights height accordingly. I could pretend to be a pro at writing this blog post, full disclosure we are winging it we have absolutely no idea what we are doing merely hoping for the best, and hoping to give the goblins some experiences along the way. What we have learned is that we did require a larger brooder box to which Tanner built out of more junk he had laying around. This one is 3 feet by 6 feet by 3 feet deep with a dividing wall in the middle to adjust for the various birds I keep bringing home. By the time you read this our chicks will likely have progressed to the coop. If you have any questions about any of this craziness or how we did any of our builds….reach out and I will happily explain to you that we are 100% flying by the seat of our pants.