Hatchings are brought here and housed in brooders, which provide a sound-proof and controlled environment to keep them safe and warm. Our bird ‘nannies’ have a hectic schedule, as the chicks have to fed every two or three hours. Their food must be served at a temperature of between 40 and 44 deg C. Anything hotter than that will hurt the chick’s crop, the expandable pouch used by birds to store food. Food that is too cold cannot be digested by the chick.