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    Guinea Keets, 6 (for now... more in a few weeks) Kentucky

    Guinea Keets, 2 days old. Healthy. Farmyard blend but probably mostly Royal Purples. All females are Royal Purples and most of our males. Want to sell them all together, pick up only. Will probably have more hatch out in 1 and 3 weeks.
  2. kyflock

    raise this year's chicks with 1 lonely hen?

    I have never combined ages when I raised chicks... except for maybe a week or two apart from each other. We have 2-3 coops that we rotate out according to the hens' ages, basically. My leftover older flock have mostly gone rogue... My barred rock moved out when her buddy passed on and now...
  3. kyflock

    Creative Nesting Box placement? Space issue?

    So we have a coop that I really like... that I want to put most of this spring's newbies in... But there are two problems. 1) the old ladies (what I call them) will insist on staying in this coop... I've tried moving them before but eventually I break down and let them live in it again...
  4. kyflock

    Tractor I can move myself - any magic recipes?

    Anyone have or build a tractor they can actually move themselves? I don't always have access to the truck to move ours easily... I've been trying to brainstorm ways to make it as light as possible but wanted to see if anyone had an awesome idea or plan that I'd never found... We have 2...
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    anyone have luck moving a flock into a new coop?

    ?? W'e have 5 right now... we've lost many due to predators this summer and we also didn't have a good hatch so in the spring we're planning on getting a huge new batch... But I think I want to switch the guineas we have now into a new coop... I will take the coop they are currently in and...
  6. kyflock

    Will a llama, donkey, sheep, goat or alpaca deter hawks?

    I'll spare the gory details but we've had a really really rough year with Hawks. I've tried searching online and in the forums... but does anyone know if any livestock might keep Hawks away? We have two small to medium breed dogs that will eventually be outside most of the day (right now...
  7. kyflock

    am I a roo? (orpington)

  8. kyflock

    Should I raise the keets with chicks?

    I have a bunch of guinea eggs that are set to hatch early February... I was going to get at least a handful of new chicks com March. I sort of had this realization that it would be both easier, and maybe better for the guineas, if I raised them all together. I thought maybe teh guineas would...
  9. kyflock

    Anywhere to order/pick up Guineas by March?

    We're looking at getting probably 15 or so Guinea keets... but were hoping to order in Feb. They'll be kept indoors/heated as babys... then released when it's warm enough. But I'm having a really hard time finding anyone who hatches before May? I'm fine driving pretty far and making a trip...
  10. kyflock

    biggest size for a mobile coop? Anyone have a mobile full sized coop?

    We want to rotate pasture between all our animals, hopefully eventually including the chickens. We're working on figuring out fencing and mobile fencing and the like... BUT - my fantasy is to build a really good sized (like 10 by 16 kinda size) coop but put it on a flat bed trailer and hook...
  11. kyflock

    anyone want to guess the chicks with me?

    I got a brown layer assortment. So far they're all doing well! There's one I want to keep an eye on. seems slightly more lethargic than the rest. Can you even tell at this age what they are? I'm pretty sure I know what two of them are - like the one in the upper right hand. I have three...
  12. kyflock

    Guineas affect swallows?

    This might be a silly question, but I'm planning on getting several Guineas - probably not until the spring... but we're planning on free-ranging them near our old barn which is beautifully full of swallows. Will the Guineas affect the swallows or bother them at all? Does anyone know?
  13. kyflock

    PVC hoop coop really strong enough?

    I'm thinking of building a pvc or cattle panel hoop coop to shelter my new girls while they're still smallish... But are these really strong enough? Eventually once we get set up I want to have a really good but somehow mobile coop that we move around to rotate pasture... but I want some kind...
  14. kyflock

    "heat" lamp in summer!

    Hi! I'm getting a new flock next week... I used to live far far north where it's SOOO cold in March - which is when I got our last flock. We used an indoor brooder and a big heat lamp for a really long time... Well, it's 90 degrees in the part of the house the new chicks will be in, and at...
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