Reviews by minaayindra

Beautifully written and full of emotion. I have always wondered this, particularly since I’ve twice had to remove keets from their broody hen mom so they could live with the other guineas. It seems they cry and cry, alarm call and if they are out will immediately head for mom’s run to sit outside the fence and stare at her. It is heartbreaking to watch but they do, eventually, become independent and do well with their own kind. I also had a rooster who decided the coop with the girls of his breed (plus some other large hens in the adjoining coop) were his destiny and started to completely ignore the hen in the coop where he lived, as she decided to ignore him because he would run across the yard and hang out with them as long as he could- until he absolutely had to go back with his former girlfriend. He stopped mounting her and he cried constantly if he heard any of the other hens make a sound. I couldn’t conceive of a rooster mourning the loss of hens he hadn’t lived with but it was obvious he was distressed and I eventually gave up and housed them together. The hen he was cheating on was completely unconcerned at his sudden loss and seemed to revel in her new freedom. So much for mourning an adulterous mate! ?

Excellent descriptions of various egg deformities and the possible causes thereof. This is my first year with laying hens and I thought I had seen every weirdness imaginable- turns out I wasn't even close! I will definitely be keeping this as a reference and appreciate the clarity of the pictures offered. great job!

Thank you for giving such simple but helpful advice for those of us who want our roos, all of them! I get tired of hearing many say to just kill any males you get that are extra... you have let me know they can live together, away from the ladies of course. I also appreciate your mentioning the food differences and size requirements. Well done!

Very good basic info on where to keep guinea hens by age group and good references for coop, behavior, keeping them safe, and items I needed to know but didn’t think to ask. Short and sweet!

After the last 6 months of research and charts and chick-prep insanity, I’m astounded that this article covers the basics and then goes on with info I never even knew I was missing! Very informative, well-written, will definitely help those who are new to keeping chickens during their initial learning phase.

ive done much research on all things @chick” prior to getting my first chicks last week. This was a wonderful condensation of the most important things, including fun and pictures as well. Well written and very friendly and helpful. Nice job!