One of our hens has hatched 9 Guinea Fowl. Very exciting.
Last year we got a bantam to hatch 6 eggs. She was such a good attentive mother and looked after them for about 6 months. She didn't really have a choice as the guinea's followed her everywhere, they got very over excited when she...
I really do feel that she has taken motherhood to whole new levels. She really gets very concerned when they fly off. She has real trouble that they are so flighty! You can really hear her saying that the last brood were so much better behaved, (they were bantams).
Jane
I have four Guinea chicks. They have been raised by a Pekin bantam hen. All has gone well so far though she has been alarmed by their insistance on flying to the highest point to roost at night. She has managed to keep at least two at ground level.
They are kept in a 12' x 12' horse stable...
I have four Guinea chicks. They have been raised by a Pekin bantam hen. All has gone well so far though she has been alarmed by their insistance on flying to the highest point to roost at night. She has managed to keep at least two at ground level.
They are kept in a 12' x 12' horse stable...
Further to my earlier question about two broodies sharing chicks, absolutely no problem. They both, one Pekin and one White Silkie are really good mothers and share all duties.
The chicks are Rhode Island Reds so the 'mothers' will get a surprise when they realise how big their 'offspring'...
Hi I live in England. I have 5 Bluebell girls, 4 Rhode Island red girls and one Rhode cockeral. I also have a Rhode Island x Bluebell cockeral. Several warrens. The rest are Banatams, 2 Pekin, and I Silkie all girls. The Rhode x Bluebell and Pekin Bantams hve produced 6 offspring, some 3...