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  1. GuineaCrazy

    Show feed question

    Hello, I have a question about show feeds. My daughter is raising broilers for 4-h. This is her second year. Last year we lost some chicks in the beginning due to not starting on medicated feed. This year, we have given them show feed, I don't want to name the brand in case this isn't related...
  2. GuineaCrazy

    Raising Grand Champions

    Hello, This is my daughter's second year in 4-H, raising broilers. For her first year she did good, but trying to get pointers from people is like trying to get too secret information. I know we need to be getting them up and moving frequently and raising the waterers as they grow, but are...
  3. GuineaCrazy

    Need egg advice

    Hey, all, So I had a hen sitting on a near, she was on it possibly 2 weeks once I realized she was sitting, I don't know how long before that. I noticed 2 days ago she was off the nest and today realized something got her. One egg is broken, there are 8 others intact. I was going to leave them...
  4. GuineaCrazy

    Incubation question

    Hello, hatching time again here. So I started all my eggs at the same time. I have one keet that's been hatched for 24 hours now, 6 others that have hatched within the last 20 hours and 7 eggs that have at least piped. Should I remove the hatched keets even though I run the risk of shrink...
  5. GuineaCrazy

    First attempt at incubating

    This is my third summer with my guineas. The first summer they were too young to lay. Last year we were down to only 3 and our hen hatched a nest of 10 on her own. We increased our flock in hopes of hatching and selling to help pay our girls tuition for school. When the hay was cut down, we...
  6. GuineaCrazy

    Wild hatched keets

    I am in need of advice. Our female guinea decided to nest in our garden and her baby keets have started hatching out this morning. She had 16 eggs in the nest and we are able to see 4 so far. I have a brooder ready for them, but how do I do this? I need help with the process. I have a net to...
  7. GuineaCrazy

    Keeping guineas off the deck

    This is a question or problem I can't find an answer to. We have 4-year old guineas. They had been roosting in a tree for a while and then a plastic bag from who knows where, got stuck in the top of their tree. They came to the deck, and by flapping a large umbrella, a broom, and my arms, over...
  8. GuineaCrazy

    Lost a guinea

    Well, I've read it again and again on here. I was hoping we would be lucky. I had been letting the crew free range for a couple weeks with no problems from Hawks, eagles or fox. We have a golden retriever and he has been curious about the gang but that was about it. I should have noticed the...
  9. GuineaCrazy

    Guinea coop

    Hello! I have my first flock of 10 guineas who are 4 weeks old. They are in a tractor type coop with the coop above the ground and a ramp leading to the ground which goes into an enclosed run. I initialy had wood shavings as bedding but read a lot about the dangers of that so switched to paper...
  10. GuineaCrazy

    Guinea keets

    Hello! I am new to all things farm life. We have 2 week old guineas in a tote in our garage. They are quickly outgrowing it and flying in it and hitting the screen on the top. I have a coop and run that are connected and of course it's outside. The run has chicken wire and reinforced with wire...
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