How do I raise the keets?
When the keets hatch, they are ready to eat, drink, and run around as soon as they are dry. They are raised in a brooder much the same way as chicks. Have your brooder warm and ready the day you bring your keets home. Zip lock baggies (double bagged in case of leakage) make a good hot water bottle to keep your keets comfortable if you have a long ride home.The box or bag you bring them home in, should have some non slip litter on the bottom to protect their legs. Your brooder doesn’t have to be an expensive commercially made model. It can be a large cardboard box or just a ring of cardboard set on the floor. Mine is an old fish tank. The size you need will vary depending on the number of keets you acquire. You may have to enlarge your brooder to accommodate the growing keets or add a lid. They will be able to fly in about two weeks. I use wood shavings for litter. Shredded paper, clean straw, or paper towels can work just as well. But never use flat newspaper, the slick surface causes
