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    Took keets from mom, bad idea?

    I let a guinea sit on 9 eggs at the end of September because a) I was so sick of eggs; b) they had stopped laying; and c) I was certain her hormones would shift and she'd be bored and back with the flock by the end of a week. I was wrong. She hatched two keets and squashed them in the nest...
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    whats that sound about?

    I interpret the "woo woo woo" whistle as "This is good; I'm really happy" The short little "chuck, chuck" sounds are like, "I'm content; check this out." They seem to me like a way to communicate attention back and forth to one another. I am not an expert, but do spend way too much time...
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    Help with guinea keet - dirty belly and butt

    I feel like I got lucky, but I'll take it!
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    Why is this keet's belly so dirty? Should I be concerned?

    Just following up on the outcome of this. I ended up putting this little one back in with the other keets since it was so stressed out. I started (and finished) a round of Corid in their water. Since there was white foamy stuff on the vent that reminded me of some pics I was seeing of vent...
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    Help with guinea keet - dirty belly and butt

    Just following up on the outcome of this. I ended up putting this little one back in with the other keets since it was so stressed out. I started (and finished) a round of Corid in their water. Since there was white foamy stuff on the vent that reminded me of some pics I was seeing of vent...
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    Help with guinea keet - dirty belly and butt

    Here is the keet I separated, taken this afternoon. Super cute new tail feathers but super yukky butt. And this is where it pooped on the sink after I bathed its butt (while I was blow drying):
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    Help with guinea keet - dirty belly and butt

    Hi all. I posted about this yesterday in the guinea fowl forum, but thought maybe I might get more response here. I have six 9 or 10-day old keets (exact hatch day uncertain, purchased from feed store). On days 5-7 a few of them had pasty butt but that seemed to clear up after I stopped...
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    Why is this keet's belly so dirty? Should I be concerned?

    UGH, Tractor Supply didn't have anything labeled antibiotics for poultry. I got Corid, because that sounded familiar to me as something given to birds, and I verified there was dosage info on this site. NOW I realize Corid's an anti-protozoan, not an antibiotic. Is there something specific I...
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    Why is this keet's belly so dirty? Should I be concerned?

    Thanks. I will go pick up some antibiotics in a bit. I move the keets into a lined cardboard box while I'm cleaning their brooder. (This is also my chance to make sure I've checked/cleaned each one's butt, etc.) I've noticed the one that's left alone when the others have been moved always...
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    Why is this keet's belly so dirty? Should I be concerned?

    Hi all, I'm a pretty new guinea keeper and this is my first time posting here. I have six 8-day old keets. A few of them had some mild pasty butt the first couple of days I had them, but that seems to have cleared up. Last night and this morning, this one keet has had the issue shown in the...
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