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I just realized how similar the caterpillars look though! I'm starting to see them around again so I will start collecting them for the chickens this summer too... Good luck! Eliza

I ended up feeding the gypsy moth caterpillars to my chickens and guinea hens all summer and they loved them! I think what you are talking about are tent caterpillars though. I don't think the Gypsy moth caterpillars create those nests. Either way I'm sure the chickens love them and you are...

Its that time of year again and I have (7) 6 week old chicks, all fully feathered. I think they are ready to go into the run/coop with my 5 older chickens and 2 guinea hens. I'm unable to separate them once in the coop so is it okay for the chicks to start eating layer food? I can have a few...

I have never seen a weasel or evidence of one but we do have a pond about 100ft from the coop/run. I thought weasels would kill all of them though in what they think is a fun game. What other small predators are there? I'm in Massachusetts.

How do you know its a raccoon? I just lost a 6 week old guinea keet that is in with my chickens. None of the other birds were hurt, no damage to the coop/run. Just found the head outside of the run. What do you think it was? The guineas just got put out there last week as they are young and...

Thank you for your help! I think I have plenty of space for them, just about 4 sq ft per bird. I have 6 chickens and 6 guineas. And I let the chickens free range for a couple hours a day and plan on letting the guineas free range all day once they are older and hopefully trained (fingers...

What about the food? Right now the guineas are eating game bird starter, but once in the coop I'm sure they will eat the same as the chickens which for now are on chicken grower but in a couple of months will switch to chicken layer. Is that all okay?

My keets are 4 wks. old and my chickens are 14weeks old. I plan on combining them once the keets are old enough (6-8 wks) to go outside in the coop. Is that okay? I don't have a way to divide the coop.

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I recently discovered and researched the gypsy moth epidemic with our trees in the Northeast. My kids found a tree covered with the caterpillars so we decided to feed them to the chickens. They devoured them!! Has anyone else tried feeding them to the chickens? Is there a reason I...

thank you! The Guinea keets are now 2 weeks old. But I know I need to wait longer to mix them in with the chickens. How long should I wait til I mix them in the coop? I don't have a great way to divide the coop for them to meet without actually mingling.

I recently started trapping and feeding the Gypsy Moth Caterpillar to my chickens and they devour them!! Are you sure that is what was infesting them? Just realized your post was a while ago, but am excited to have recently discovered a dual purpose food source. The Gypsy Moth is so...

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Does anyone have advice on raising Guinea Keets and then mixing with chickens that are about 12 weeks older?

I have (6) 10 week old hens and will be getting (6)newborn Guinea Keets in mid June. At what age can I put them all together? We built the coop and run large enough to fit all of them but I don't want the older chickens being mean to young guineas. thanks!