Posts by Mara

My chickens and guineas get along great. One of the chickens even took over hatching and raising some guinea keets when the mother guinea had had enough. Now the guineas will go off together but roost with the chickens and take baths...

They greatly reduced the tick population where we are and I think they are quite fun to watch. I like the eggs too and the way they don't mess up the garden as much as the chickens do.

Right now I have 9 guineas and 5 chickens, I got more complaints about a rooster than about all the guineas, don't understand why really. They can be quiet, but if something new is happening or if a hawk flies overhead, everyone in the...

I love eating the guinea eggs. I leaned a board up in the run and made a little secret corner for them in the coop and that is where they like to lay their eggs. If I let them out too much they will find a place in the bushes somewhere...

Mine are laying much less now, maybe one or two eggs a day from a flock with 6 girls. I don't know how ship them, though.

Hi everyone,I have one little guinea  keet (2 weeks old) that has always had a balance problem. When I got him at 5 days old he  used to fall over a lot, but then get up again. As time went by he became more wobbly until now he...

Hi everyone,I have one little keet that I got at about 4 days old (together with 2 others) that is very wobbly on it's legs and keeps falling over. I thought it would disappear with age (now 9 days old) but is still just as bad. When...

Hi,I really would love to buy either some day-old keets or eggs to  hatch. Anyone know where I can get some in MA?Thanks!Mara

I would like some too! I am also in MA. I would love to hatch them from eggs but not sure how to do it. Any help in finding out where to get guinea fowl or some eggs are appreciated. I would like to get about 6 I think. Have you managed...

Hi everyone,I am very new to the chicken thing. Right now I have 4 boys at home plus a number of small pets (guinea pig, rabbits, hamster, toads, fish, flying squirrels). I so much want to get some guinea hen (mostly to take care of the...