So, we checked the coop yesterday and found an absolutely massive egg. We had two guinea hens, one that was a little over a year old. The egg didn't have a strange shape, it was just easily over twice the size of the others. The next morning we had a dead guinea hen, so I am guessing that may...
Never incubated before, but we managed to get 6 keets so far. All our adult birds are pearl grey, so I was beyond excited to get a little lavender! It seems like there are two others that are much lighter colored though, I wonder if anyone knows whether they will be pearl grey as well? Sorry...
We started trying to raise guineas last year, after we lost thousands of vegetable plants to pigeons. Currently we have two males and one female free ranging. We had planned on more, but lost most of the juveniles to large rats before we realized what was happening (We live in an area with few...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes, last year
(2) How many chickens do you have right now? 5 guinea fowl, 3 outside, 2 inside
(3) What breeds do you have? Guineas
(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens? Love the pest control! Also the...