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6 week old guineas exploring the outdoor pen for the first time. By the time keets are 6 weeks old they are mostly feathered although the head and neck will still be covered with down. At this age they are called young guineas. If the nights are warm, above 60 degrees, they can be moved...

BEGINNING WITH GUINEAS In sparsley populated Wyoming guineas were not a common sight a few years ago. I had never seen one and didn't know anyone who had them. I knew very little about them. But I thought they would make a nice addition to my chicken flock. We have a lot of rattlesnakes in our...