I purchased Silverudd's Blue (Isbar) hatching eggs from Omega Hill Farms last year. I loved everything about the breed, except there was one major flaw. They were hit hard with recurring respiratory infections and I believe the rooster I kept ended up with lung damage since he wheezed after...
He is one year old and a beauty. He likes to be in charge, is not aggressive toward people, but you will need to watch him around young chicks and keets. He's very entertaining and if I had the means to separate him from my young flock, I would keep him.
What does normal aggression look like with keets? Mine are 5 weeks old and I keep finding blood in the crate from wounded feet, plus pecking marks in the face, top of head and neck area. I witnessed a fight where one left a puncture wound in the neck of another and have isolated that one...
Can anyone shed some light on guinea behavior and hills? I am raising 16 keets - not out free ranging yet - and we have 1 adult, who just started free ranging.
Our property (10 acres) is in the middle of a hill. I'm finding that the adult keeps heading up the hill. The majority of our...
First of all, I should inform you this is my first time with poultry of any kind and thank you in advance for any wise advice.
I have 16 French Guinea Fowl keets - one week old today; we have some time to work on this.
In addition, I was just given an adult male - who I think is a Pearl...