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    Hawk killed favorite hen

    I'm so sorry for your loss; Maple was a beautiful hen. We lost Walter, my very favorite Guinea Fowl, a beautiful coral blue boy, the day after Christmas to a hawk 10' from our house. We moved a few things around so the remaining 13 GFs who free range in the day would have more cover back there...
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    My Guineas are terrified of my parked car?!?!?!

    These birds keep us on our feet! Thankfully there's no chrome on my VW but the Hubster's Ford F350 Dually is silver and has the chrome package. As long as they just peck at the rims and running boards all will be OK; they go for the paint and we may have BBQ Guinea Fowl. Now I'm totally...
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    My Guineas are terrified of my parked car?!?!?!

    Oh boy, something new to worry about!! They are entertaining, fun and frustrating all at the same time. Thankfully there isn't anything shiny on my VW but our Ford F350 Dually is silver and has the chrome package. As long as they stick to pecking at the rims and running boards we'll be fine. If...
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    LK/Bonnie.........Am I at the end?

    Update on Bonnie: Despite all my efforts, hours spent on PT, bandaging, bracing, mixing pain meds and goop in her food, Bonnie's hock just would not straighten out. It looked just like Clyde's so I'm sure it's genetic. Her good foot had severely twisted toes, also like Clyde's, so she just...
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    My Guineas are terrified of my parked car?!?!?!

    Morning Ya'll, Our 14 GF are 9 weeks and 4 days old today and quite healthy and vocal: they all have adult voices now and I'm hearing boys and girls. We moved them into their new coop 3 1/2 weeks ago and started letting them roam around the yards close to the house a week ago. All has gone...
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    LK/Bonnie.........Am I at the end?

    Thanks so much.
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    LK/Bonnie.........Am I at the end?

    Thanks so much! The 14 big keets are having a great time exploring their new coop. I might take Bonnie out there for a visit tomorrow. I'm still hoping someone has an idea for her poor leg. Regardless, I'll introduce her to grass and wild, live bugs this weekend. ~Trish
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    LK/Bonnie.........Am I at the end?

    LK/Bonnie is still hanging in there but I think we may be at the end. It's been such a roller coaster with her the past 6 weeks and then add Clyde (RIP 6/26) into the mix and I'm exhausted. For those who didn't read my previous posts: At 1 week LK (little keet) had slipped tendons in BOTH legs...
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    Week old keet, slipped tendons on both legs

    So sorry I haven't updated sooner, Wyorp Rock: She's not doing well but I'm hoping and praying. She was doing GREAT, getting around, nice straight legs, good hocks, etc. with a wonky foot. Even after the 2nd time her tendon slipped, I was able to manipulate it back and she was off and running -...
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    Week old keet, slipped tendons on both legs

    Amazing what 24 hours and a much larger brooder can do for a feisty little keet - and its 15 friends!!!! LK (Li'l Keet) was trying so hard to stand and was actually doing it yesterday, albeit very briefly, so after some prayers we felt led to give LK until this morning. We moved everyone into...
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    New to Keets and NW Georgia

    Remy is a total Goof much of the time; the rest of the time he's sleeping. He doesn't have good, clear "spectacles" like Keeshonden are supposed to have but he's adorable anyway and we love him to pieces. He did fantastic when we took our big 5th wheel to S. Georgia for our pastor and wife's...
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    Week old keet, slipped tendons on both legs

    Thanks! I left the braces on a little longer because I thought it was better to be safe than sorry. Unfortunately, it's just not doing well. The tendons are back in place but it can't/won't lift up on its legs. I know it can because I've seen it and when I stabilize it with my finger under its...
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    Week old keet, slipped tendons on both legs

    Today sucks. I took the wraps and Nerf bullet braces off our poor little keet with the slipped tendons early yesterday afternoon. The tendons are staying in place but the poor thing just flopped on its face and tried desperately to get righted. We put it in the box it and its friends arrived in...
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    Week old keet, slipped tendons on both legs

    Thanks so much for the advice!! I make their water every day using water from our well that's been filtered with 3 different systems. Probably overkill but I'm a first time keet Mom :-) Since we have 16 keets I pulverized 4 tablets in a mortar & pestal then placed that in the container I use for...
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    New to Keets and NW Georgia

    Greetings Ya'll! We finally achieved our nearly 40 year dream of starting a homestead when we bought a beautiful house on 24+ acres on top of a mountain in NW Georgia. I'm a Mississippi girl who went to Colorado for school and met a boy and got stuck there. The "Crazy" came to Denver and the...
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