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Thanks for the advice. One of the keets got out of the kennel but I had the door closed to the coop and went directly to the adults. One peck from the adults and she was hanging with them until I could catch the keet and put it back. They are fast! I didn't think about the predators and...

At what age would the adults accept them ?

So I put my three 6 weeks old keets in the coop last week with the heat lamp and they have done well with the temp in the 20's at night. They are in an extra large wire dog kennel. I know they need to be in there for about 6 weeks to know where home is but I was wondering....they really seem...

Wow! Thanks for the info. This summer was a record breaker here for heat in the Midwest so maybe that's the problem. I also noticed that all three sets that I incubated hatched at 25 days instead of 28 so maybe the incubator is too hot? it's a Genesis Hovabator and is supposed to be...

The guineas eat with the chickens who are on layer pellets. They all free range together and put themselves into the chicken coop at dusk with the chickens. Two of the males are the same age as the hen. I bought them as day olds and don't know if they are related. The other two males are about...

They have been on game bird starter that is 24 % protein. Is that high enough?

Will do this weekend. Thanks for the advice. I sure don't want to lose them.

From what I've read here and online, they breed with one mate a season? I have 3 keets and hopefully they are girls. That would even things up nicely. Out of 6 keets I bought and raised only two were female and one of those was killed by something.

I currently have 5 adult guineas (one female and 4 males). This year was the females first year to lay. I've never seen them mate but I've incubated her eggs 3 times. Each with 14-16 eggs. The first 2 hatches only had 2 keets. The last hatch had only 5 fertile when I candled at day 10...

Thanks JLeigh. I was hoping 6 weeks, they look fully feathered until they lift their wings and the body is mostly down except a stripe of feathers down the middle of the back. I sure hope this fills in quickly.

I have 3 five week old keets and they are in a brooder in my basement. They are getting kind of big for it and I'd like to put them in their coop but it has been getting down in the 30's at night. The coop is actually a run in shed with an open front but the front wall is just hardware cloth...

I didn't know they could take so long to start laying, but I guess it is what it is! Maybe she'll lay for a long time since she was since a late bloomer. Thanks!

That's about when I switch mine to layer feed. And yes, the roosters do eat it.

This is just strange. I got another one today. So either she just started laying (but the eggs are not small like newbies give) or she's been laying them elsewhere and I've never found one which I think is also strange. They do free range but you'd think I would have found at least one...