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    Ruptured yolk?

    BTW, thanks for the help! :hugs
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    Ruptured yolk?

    Back from the vet - I stand corrected, she weighs 2.4#. Shocking, bc she really is petite. No egg, no infection, peritonitis, etc. She DOES have an eye injury (scratch on rim of 3rd eye-lid) that's infected. I noticed it while she was sitting on my lap, but didn't think that would cause her...
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    Guinea Hen with diarrhea and soiled vent

    Update?
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    Raising keets & chicks with no electric, need advice

    Beginning around 4-6 wks(+/-) they start making noises other than cheep cheeps. The sound is THE ONLY WAY to determine the sex. The female begins making 2 syllable sounds; what we hear is personalized- I hear "come back come back!" Some hear "buck wheat!" "Kerpluff," - whatever you perceivem...
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    3-month old Guinea keet is tiny!

    I've had experience w/smaller ones, remember even asking the same question about genetics. I haven't weighed anyone in a long time, but I have a pinto that is like picking up a turkey breast and a pastel that's more like a cornish hen (yep, supermarket freezer section, there's my references!😉)...
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    Ruptured yolk?

    @R2elk-Are you around? I have a very petite hen, she'll be 2 in Sept., she might weigh a whole pound. All day yesterday she stood with eyes closed, I gave her an epsom soak and massage. This a.m. she just laid down when I took her out, so I gave her another soak, massage and checked...
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    Growing something different this year.
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    Guinea keets acting restless.

    *in my experience,* no. I once had a shipment coming, but ended up having hand surgery a few days before, so for a few weeks, I had little contact w/them. They'll never be as docile as chickens, but they can learn from you. Mine know when "Mom" starts singing BackStreet Boys ("Everybody move...
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    Guinea keets acting restless.

    :oops: Different perspective: I always pick up the keets, I cuddle the keets, and I snuggle up on the sofa with them inside of whatever I create as poop catching nest out of (quilted crockpot covers are great, a towel will do.) Yep, they'll always hate the initial fingers reaching for them...
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    Comment by 'Sydney65' in article 'Pelletized Bedding / Shavings'

    Last time I had a brooder, I used pine pellet cat litter without any additives. They didn't eat it. I use crumbles for feed in the brooder.
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    INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!

    Agreeing w/everyone else. I watched an employee toss a lavender keet in w/chicks. When I pointed out the error, I was told the keet was bullying the others & needed separated. The keet must have been a leftover from a previous shipment, as it had grown a bit. The perceived "bullying" was just...
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    Guinea Hen with diarrhea and soiled vent

    Man, you are an awesome bird daddy! Your questions - what's the point of calcium - if birds don't get enough calcium, it can cause it can cause a decrease in eggs, osteoporosis in the hen. It affects the development of a shell. Sometimes we'll see perfectly formed eggs with a thin shell or...
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    White Guinea

    Agreeing with R2ELK - not always, but usually, a pure white keet has a black dot on it's head. It's hard to tell at hatch while they're still damp, but it looks like maybe a blonde. This is an opaline. They're white w/a shadow of blue. This is a blonde. You can see his squiggly tan lines on...
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    Guinea Hen with diarrhea and soiled vent

    just checking in to see how Winnie is doing.
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    Guinea Hen with diarrhea and soiled vent

    How is she today?
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