This is the little EE baby from the earlier picture who is getting her big girl feathers on her head. She is in the "nursery" coop with her friends, one turken, one barred rock (I hope), 1 more EE, one mystery pullet and one mystery cockrel. They are almost 5 weeks old and are still nameless...
I lost a guinea baby today. This morning when I did my am rounds I found one of my white guinea babies laying on the floor of their pen. She was laying on her side very still and all the others were cheep cheepin for food. I moved her to her own bin for privacy and before I could let my big...
I have included some pics of my babies, feathered and un....I caught both my dogs napping in front of the fan today. It was terribly hot and they do a lot of running and barking. I'm afraid they may be running off a banty rooster that got out from my neighbors coop that is trying to come over...
Well, I am sad to say that my Silkie Daddy is getting picked on by my big roo..... it makes me blue to report I saw blood on the feather on Silkie Daddies head tonight and he was not allowed to enter the coop. I put him in on the nest box side with his wife and babies and he settled down for...
How I came to have these babies......
I had decided to raise guineas and purchased 6 from a friend, all french guineas and straight run. Well my kiddos one 6 year old girl and a 4 year old boy wanted pets, guineas don't make good pets. SOOOOO I came home with 5 chickens, pullets actually and...
So the baby chickens got a little bit of sun today. They are very confused....prefering to stay in the little house instead of perusing the green grass for snacks. I am hopeful that tomorrow will be better, after all they are only 2 weeks old today. They don't know what to do with fresh...
Hi, I am a mama to many. I have 2 kids, 2 dogs, 12 guineas, 25 chickens and 1 roo. Oh and a very patient husband, who is also very handy.
Well there has been a change in my head count..... I now have 3 roos, 17 ladies, 10 guineas, 12 bcm eggs in the incubator with 15 mixed from my own flock...
I raise my meaties with all the other birds (80 or so), so they are forced to forage. Feed is a finate thing and they are often at the low end of the food chain. They all went into the yard on grass to fend for themselves as soon as was possible. I have considered keeping this latest bunch...
I tried intimidation and seperation. It didn't work. I sent 2 roos to freezer camp last week. I never thought I could enjoy chickens with out a roo. I was wrong. I have 2 tom turkeys and 60ish hens and it's so nice to go to the coop with out my whacking stick...... just a thought.
If its...
Been keeping guineas for over a year now and Love them! Love the nuttiness and the range they cover. They are quirky and strange but lots of fun!
Good luck on your hatch.....
we name all of ours! we have old lady, mudpuddle, blackie, beard, black beard, triplet (who is not a tiplet any longer), gimpy, meany, hawk, johnny, cowboy.....the list goes on and on! I name everything even winky the one eyed squirrel.
This thread is so long! I can't possibly read it all!! I had a bear rip open my coop last night and get my girl AL she was a marans and I am looking for more. I have a mixed flock and the dark deep brown eggs were my favorite. Im in Virginia near WV. PM me if you have any ladies or pullets...
Ive got the tetra tints too! Cant wait to see what they look like-like a little suprise. Got them with 2 white leghorns and drew a line on the leghorns heads so we could tell them apart. Not much difference at this age......
My condolences.... It is hard to lose one of your babies. I too know your loss. I have lost 2 guineas and 4 chickens to predators this winter, I should mention that I have around 50. My girls free range and my guineas were taken at night by what we belive to be an owl. You are doing your...
I have a 10 year old bichon frise that is the "demon dog" at our house. She was killing chickens left and right and we thought it was our blue tick hound. He was forced into a calm submissive postion on they yard and baby chicks were fed on his back to "rehab" him and it wasn't his fault in...