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    Buy Chicks or Eggs or Lets See What Happens?

    Thanks for the input. I think Im going to end up either getting some hatching eggs or wait and grab some pullets from the feed store that my son in law works at. We thought we had a couple of EEs but even though they have the greenish legs I am only getting brown eggs so Im thinking their...
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    Buy Chicks or Eggs or Lets See What Happens?

    Lost my flock of girls last summer to a fisher. Last fall I purchased a few mixed pullets locally, close to the laying age. They have just started to lay over the last couple of weeks YAY! Turns out one of them is a Roo! Soooo, my question is do I wait it out and see if anyone goes broody or...
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    Questions about incubating Guinea Fowl Eggs!

    Ok I have a really stupid newbie question lol! This will be my first year with maturing guinea hens (I got them as keets last spring). I'm hoping to be able to incubate their eggs which will be a first for me. I know the cycle is generally 28 days.....but do we put the eggs in the incubator...
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    Guinea Hens w/Frostbite?

    Haven't been on in months but I figured I'd better check in. Thought we were doing good this winter. I kept the guineas in their stall all winter after letting them out one day when there was snow on the ground and the poor things weren't interested in going outside. They have a large stall...
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    Peanut and Siblings are all Settled in Their Permanent Home!

    Sad turn of events for Peanut....We lost her on Thursday last week. I have been skeptical as to if she would survive. Not only being blind, she was the runt. The babies have been free ranging during the days when I am home. She started to lose her stamina early last week. Wednesday she...
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    Peanut and Siblings are all Settled in Their Permanent Home!

    Haven't updated recently on my blind little Peanut. She is doing very well. Still the smallest of the group. We moved them into their stall yesterday. She ended up being the last one that was moved over. The 15 others were in the back corner of the stall and I put her down in the front...
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    New Babies Arrived Today!

    Hi Everybody Sorry I haven't been on sooner to update on Peanut. Things are still going really well with him/her. They are 5 weeks tomorrow. We have moved them to the bigger cage...I can't believe how fast they have grown. Peanut is still slightly smaller than its siblings but is eating...
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    New Babies Arrived Today!

    I still dont think Peanut can see completely. The one eye seems to be partially clouded and the other still completely clouded...it isn't a thick covering though, so I don't know if there is limited sight. Hoping for the best though, since we have 16 of them in all, I'm hoping that he/she will...
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    New Babies Arrived Today!

    Just an update....Peanut is still going strong! Still a bit smaller than the rest of the siblings. However, he/she is feathering at the same rate as the rest of them...boy do they look rough. This is my first time with keets and I'm surprised how fast their feathers are coming in. I do...
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    New Babies Arrived Today!

    Just thought I would give an update on Peanut...I am happy to say that Peanut seems to be getting around and following its siblings. I just went out and Peanut was happily eating out of the feed dish with the rest of the group. That is the first time I found her eating from the dish and not off...
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    New Babies Arrived Today!

    Just wanted to update....yesterday Peanut was very excited about its water and yogurt (I added the crumbles to the yogurt). It actually seemed to be "looking" for it instead of me forcing it on it. We went out and got home late last night....the keets brooder is in our mudroom, so it is the...
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    New Babies Arrived Today!

    Thanks for the suggestions....I'll try the yolk and starter in the a.m. She actually really seems to like the yogurt. Not sure how much she/he (LOL) should be getting. I've been bringing it in about every hour and dipping its beak in both the yogurt and water. Then it kind of falls asleep in...
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    New Babies Arrived Today!

    So we tried sprinkling the crumbles in the middle of the group....little one didn't eat it. She is drinking when we dip her beak in water. I ran to the store and grabbed some yogurt. She did eat some yogurt when I dipped her beak in it. I don't know how much is too much...I just kind of...
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    New Babies Arrived Today!

    I will try putting the food in the middle of where they are huddled. I was just holding it and was able to get it to drink when I dip its beak in the water. When I put it back in with its siblings, it just goes over to the corner with the rest. I had some food cupped in my hand with the keet...
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    First Death Experience

    Sorry for your loss....I'm kind of preparing for the same outcome here. Got my order of keets yesterday. My daughter realized that one of them appears to be blind. We been trying to get it to drink and eat on its own, but it just seems to cuddle up to the other babies.
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    New Babies Arrived Today!

    Right now it will drink when I put its beak to the water. I held it cupped in my hand with food in my hand and it really didn't seem interested. My daughter and I are keeping a really close eye on it. Hoping for the best. What is the best way to get it to eat? I've never had keets before.
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    New Babies Arrived Today!

    Thanks...I'm a little concerned about one though. It seems her/his eyes are cloudy so I'm thinking it may be blind. Keeping my fingers crossed that it will be okay.
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    New Babies Arrived Today!

    16 Happy and healthy Jumbo French Guinea Hens. This is our first years with guineas. Last year was our first years with chickens! Can't get over how tiny they are!
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