First off I live in in Texas so the 20s are cold, I don't know what we'd do if it got in the single digits. Anyway my 7 guineas are 7 months old, their coop is a chain link dog kennel, under a metal roof about 3 feet above a tarp stretched right over it so they can't fly out. One side touches...
On Wednesday one of my Guineas injured its toe and was bleeding profusely. We caught him, and realized it was a broken claw, and the bleeding was arterial. I applied pressure, blood stop powder, super glue, and cornstarch bleeding stopped so I bandaged the toe tightly and put him in a small...
We are in Texas, on the dirty side of Harvey. I went outside this morning in the pouring rain to check on 7, 3 month old guineas. They are in a dog run under a metal roof with a tarp over them too. They took one look at me in rain boots and a rain poncho and started screaming at me. Stinkers...
First these are my first keets. I have raised many chickens. I have 16 keets hatched May 16. They are all of a uniform size except one, he/she is about half the size of the others. It eats, runs around, drinks, and is not being bullied by the rest. In fact I've seen it steal treats from the...
My keets, 16 of them, were hatched May 16. They have steadily outgrown their brooders, and are now in a kiddie pool surrounded by a exercise pen topped with netting, in our garage. I want to move them into an outside run, not with other birds. The daytime temps are over 85, and at night the...
My keets are 1 week and 2 days old. They are in a brooder with paper towels as bedding. At what age can I switch them to pine shaving? As as you would use with chicks.
This keet, the one with the broad dark stripe, came in a fancy assortment, no other information was given. Any input, these are our first guineas, would be appreciated.
Sounds like a stupid question I know. I got my first keets this morning, and having raised chickens for years, well these are not chickens. They seem much more active, loud, and busy. They are 2 days old. I was just wondering how a content, not hungry, cold or hot keet acted. plus I have not...
I am giving new chicks probiotics and electrolytes mixed in with their water. The instructions say to also have a supply of fresh water available to them at the same time. Why? How do you know they are getting their "meds" if they have a choice of waterers?