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    Heat wave 10 week keets

    A day time fox and fisher!?! What time of day was it? We have fishers too so I don’t want them sleeping out in a tree at night I’m sure they won’t last the night with a fisher around. I thought they were less apt to get caught bc they could run fast and fly up. I read about the one Guinea at a...
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    Heat wave 10 week keets

    How would a herding dog work instead of this? We are looking into getting a border collie. Would it be helpful for the Guineas?? I’ve noticed they scare easily. I hope they get used to my kids wild nature soon. They got comfortable with them inside but now outside they are acting afraid of...
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    What substrate is safe for keets besides straw/hay?

    Ahh that makes some sense but my roosting bars are small and they still poop all over them . If it makes it on the 1-2” bars I’m not sure how much would land on a poop bar! They are removable so I just take them out and clean them. Seems like you would have to do the same for the poop boards too...
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    What substrate is safe for keets besides straw/hay?

    What are poop bars?
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    Heat wave 10 week keets

    How did you herd them? I thought that would make them run away and fly into a tree for the night? I didn’t mean I pick them up and put them on the roosting bars- sorry for the confusion- I meant I picked them up from the attached run and put them in the coop bc they won’t go up on their own. I’m...
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    Heat wave 10 week keets

    I’m just learning how to navigate this forum and also raise our 10 keets. They are now 10 weeks old and have been outside in the coop/run for 2 weeks. I plan to keep them there for 6 weeks total before free ranging in hopes to keep them coming back. I have 2 concerns- 1. It’s been so humid hot...
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    Keets Missing under wing feathers

    Oh good to hear ! Thank you. It seems I’ve read a lot about keets being fully feathered by 8 weeks. Will they be handle the cold without those under wing feathers ? It starts to cool off quickly in September around here
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    Keets Missing under wing feathers

    I just put my 8 week keets outside in the coop a few days ago / I noticed one or 2 has little or no feathers under their wings when they lift them up and shake them out. Is this normal? I have 10, it’s been moderate temps, I’m in upstate NY. We’ve had rain and cooler temps 50’s/60’s at night but...
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    Sick keet

    Thank you so much !
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    Sick keet

    Where would I get that? Also they are 8 weeks old today. Young birds will still do that potential attack/kill? Also would you isolate it and how many times a day for the blu-kote
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    Sick keet

    This is our first time with keets, they just got out in the coop yesterday and I noticed while they ruffled their feathers happy to have space and be outdoors- the smallest one had no feathers under its wings and there’s a dark patch . I looked at it and the skin is infected looking but dry /...
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