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ADORABLE!!! Congrats!

My BA hen hatched 2 guinea keets yesterday, and the banty hen hatched 2 banty sexlinks. So last night, I moved the banty to a broody pen (picked up her whole nestbox) and popped the two keets under her as well. I put the unhatched eggs under the BA hen, who didn't seem to realize anything...

Keets will kill similar age/size chickens, doesn't matter the breed..sorry about that! My guineas aren't bothered by owls after they reach mid-adult size, even roosting in trees. I let mine out when they are 2 -3 lbs...bigger than a softball, smaller than a football? I use a hoophouse to...

HI! Welcome to BYC. I raise both guineas and chickens, and I will tell you my experience. You need to keep the keets separated. My one and only experiment with raising barred rocks and guineas ended in disaster when the half-grown keets began to bully, and eventually kill, the barred rocks...

Welcome! And come on over to the Broody Hen Thread! We have lots of help there on what to do next: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/496101/broody-hen-thread/9380#post_15527528

I sent you a PM. (private message).

I can't post photos from my mobile device at all. I have to do it from my laptop.

Welcome! The more, the merrier. Keep us posted, and don't forget pictures when you can.

Wonderful! Glad you saved your little one and it turned out to be pretty as well. Thank you so much for keeping us posted so we could follow along on your amazing journey!

That's how my EE chicks act until they get older. They think I am a hawk or something every time I open the brooder! My Ameraucanas have all been so friendly as chicks, flying to me in the brooder and landing on my hands while I feed or change water. Even if they go through a flighty stage...

For now, hope he doesn't find my chicken house!

Thank you! These are the quietest, most reserved chicks I have ever had. They look at me every time I tend them like, "What planet are you from, and why are you here!?" They aren't afraid, just like staring at me and not reacting. They run to eat when I cluck, but if I don't, they just stand...

Disaster struck here with the broody guineas. Saturday evening early, when I was out feeding, the guinea hens set up a horrible chatter. All the dogs were in the barn eating dinner because we were going to have a fireworks show later and I wanted them where they wouldn't be too freaked out (I...

THAT IS SO COOL!!! I love it. I was reading a thread on here about bra hatching from a couple of years ago and wondering at the dedication of hatching that way. Keep us updated...(I love it that you can feel the chick moving!!!)

HI! And welcome to BYC! I live in North Texas, where my thermometer is reading 100 when there is no cloud cover. My garage, where I keep my brooders, runs about 90 and HUMID from the chick water. I don't use heat lamps when it gets that hot. I found a great thermometer that records temps...

Congratulations on the ducks, and Welcome to BYC! Lots of folks on here from UK. You are just a bit north of my godmother. Enjoy all the company and the information. So much on here to learn about and people to help when you need it. Feel free to post and we all love to see photos of our...

Well, THAT is the fun part about raising Easter Eggers! You never know WHAT you are going to get. Sounds like you will have a very nice mix, depending on the genetics of your rooster. Olive???? Hopefully many different shades. I have an EE roo over my mixed flock, and if you check out my...

Welcome to BYC! Lots of great information here. I have been raising chickens for almost 40 years, and I am learning so much from everyone. Join in, and ask questions. Use what works for you. You will find others here from the UK. (My godmother is way south of you, down in Surrey, but the...

Hard call, I think. Normally, I would vote for the Bantam, but maybe she hasn't been broody long enough. The EE sounds flighty, but hard to tell what her reaction would be. No matter what, I would do all moving in the dark of night with very little noise to keep from upsetting the hens. Why...

Welcome to BYC! I love ducks and geese, too. You will find lots and lots of great info on here. I have really learned so much here, and I have had poultry for almost 40 years! Feel free to join in and ask questions.