some questions on breeding

[SunConure]

Hi everyone i'm reading a few sites on hand feeding,temperture of the food and brooder.
here are the questions
1.i want to pull the babies for hand rearing at 14 days old it says the brooder temperture should be 91-93 degrees fahrenheit is this correct?
2. with humindity in the brooder will a container with the lid on with holes in the lid and filled with water be enough humindity for the babies?
3.it says for 2 week old babies feed every 3 hours 6am to 12am do i have to feed them every 3 hours thoughtout the night or can i stop at 12am?
4.with the heat mat under the 2ft tank do i just cover half of the tank with the heat mat?
5.do i just put a towel on the flooring of the brooder or do i put wood shavings then a towel?
6.for nesting material can i put wood shavings then paper towel over the wood shavings so the babies get some grip?
thats about it for now i'm sure i will have more later on. thanks everyone.

[kim1]

Temperature varies a little depending on how many chicks are together that temp is about right for one or two but I just watch if I have more as they will huddle together in a group or move apart if too warm if they move apart and hold their wings out a bit I always drop the temp a bit, It depends on the species you are rearingat what age to pull them, I pull my ringies at 2 to 3 weeks but no older than 3 weeks but teils can bea bit older, a small dish with the lid on is fine for humidity, butI don'tputa heat pad under the brooder as I'velost chicks throught the night when it overheated, I put it on top and cover with a towel to keep the heat in and I put the thermometer near the bottom on the inside to keep an eye on the temp at the chicks level, I got an aquarium thermometer from an electronics shop that beeps if the set temp goes too high or low, I also use pine shavings covered with paper towel but I make sure the paper goes a few inches up the sideso the chicks don't pick at the shavings later on, I also don't feed after 12am but the next feed is about 6am, 3 hourly feeds at that age is the general rule but may vary a little just make sure the crops are almost empty so you don't feed new food on old or you could end up with sour crop and never feed a crop that hasn't emptied by the next feed, it could be slow and you would need to act quickly, the food should also be fed at about 40 degrees , some breeders add probiotic but always use a good quality mix, Thre is a lot more too it and it's a scary task haveing these little live relying on you. I guess we all started som where, good luck.