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    guineas and spraying spectracide trizicide for ticks

    Every year I spray Spectracide Trizicide for ticks. This year I have guineas but every time we get near the woods we are already getting ticks on us in February. The concentrate bottle says will not hurt your pets once it rains and drys. My worry is what if the guineas eat the ticks or bugs...
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    Guineas not able to walk

    Thanks. I can not afford vet bills. I was hoping that someone close to me could look and see the problem. They just lay down and cannot stand for more than a sececond or two. I was hoping for a close antibiotic or a shot. I am afraid I am loosing all 12 birds
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    Guineas not able to walk

    Originally Posted by tim sommers View Post Hi Pyxis My guineas are no better. I switched them to 24% protein but it's not looking good. I now have another laying on the ground a lot. I do not know how to post a new thread so people can see it. I just pick up a reply on a post. Can all the...
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    Guineas not able to walk

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    Guineas not able to walk

    Hi Blue Shadow. My guineas are no better. I switched them to 24% protein but it's not looking. I now have another laying on the ground a lot. I do not know how to post a new thread so people can see it. I just pick up a reply on a post. Can all the Guinea people see my post. I was hoping someone...
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    My baby guineas are dying!

    My guineas are dying. Can someone help. I now have six that will not walk. I switched to 24% starter for a higher protein but they are not eating or drinking much. I have them in my dog karate but I need help. I cannot afford to take them to a vet. I do not want to just let them die. Even my...
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    Guineas not able to walk

    THANKS. I was just following the feed bag and tractor supplies advise. I will get some starter grower feed tomorrow. That is what i started with. It was 24% Grower/Starter.
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    Guineas not able to walk

    I live in Montgomery Pennsylvania and I built a 12' x 13' metal roof over the guineas with 2" x 8" boards that they roost on and trees that they roost in also. The nights get cold but everything I read says they like to roam free and roost where they choose. They stay in the 80' x 60' fenced...
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    Guineas not able to walk

    I was going by Tractor Supply feed bag. I started out with Dumor Starter feed 24% for guineas. dropped to Dumor 20% at 9 weeks and bag say go to layer feed crumble 16% at 12 weeks. I started out with 16 keets and kept them inside for 4 weeks under a heat lamp. 95 degrees 1st week and i dropped 5...
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    Guineas not able to walk

    Help. I have 10 - 13 week old guineas. I lost a couple that just layed around and did not fly. I kept them inside a big dog kennel and they just would lay there or slide aroud. They ate and drank some. Now I have two more acting the same way. they cannot get up and if they stand its only for a...
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    guinea eggs

    THANKS PEARL GUINEA. MY NEW KEETS ARE 1 WEEK OLD SO I AM HOPING THAT SOME WILL LAY EGGS IN SPRING AND THAT I CAN RESCUE THE NEW BORN KEETS AND PLACE UNDER A HEAT LAMP. I THINK FOR NOW PLAN A WILL WORK BETTER THAN ME TRYING THE INCUBATOR THING. NOW I JUST HAVE TO HOPE THE GUINEAS STAY AROUND TILL...
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    guinea eggs

    Pearl guinea if I do not decide to try incubator and let mom lay and hatch do most keets live. I would much rather have a dozen guineas running around and have new keets that maybe I could gather and put under a heat lamp for a few weeks.
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    guinea eggs

    Thanks. I know I need to learn more about all guineas. So when I am seeing a guinea roosting on 28 eggs are you saying that they are eggs from 28 or more days and the hen keeps laying in the same place? I read that you can collect eggs over a 14 day period and then incubate the eggs. I thought...
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    guinea eggs

    OK I KNOW I NEED TO LEARN A LOT. I SEE SOME POST WHERE GUINEAS LAY EGGS EVERY OTHER DAY AND I SEE OTHER POST THAT SAYS A MOM GUINEA IS ROOSTING ON 18 EGGS READY TO HATCH. HOW MANY EGGS DOES A GUINEA LAY AT ONE TIME? IF I HAVE A GUINEA LAY EGGS CAN I TAKE THEM AND PUT THEM IN AN INCUBATOR SO THEY...
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    Brooding and hatching eggs

    I see a lot of terms that I do not know. What is brooding? When will my guineas lay eggs. They are 12 weeks old and I hope male and female. Do I collect the eggs and put them under a heat lamp at a certain temp? A see humidity is also a concern.
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