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I have no idea why anyone would tell you that corn isn't good for them. I've fed corn, or corn based feed for over 40 years and never had trouble with it. As far as natural grains I'd talk to your local feed store. I notice that you're in W. WA, but don't know where so I can't help you find a...

It sounds like you've got a good plan for 3 hens, but do you have room to expand your coop if you decide to add to the flock? Also, I firmly believe that they should also have some grains in their diet. Scratch, or a mixture. I feed my girls a 7 grain mix of corn, bran, barley, wheat, and I...

I have the same problem right now, with 36 guineas. The noise is definitely irritating. I'm taking some of them to the auction today so maybe that will tone things down a bit, but not counting on them quieting down completely.

Wow! I take off a couple of days and came back to 81 postings to catch up on. Whew! Great pics Oz. Your flock looks nice and happy. The keets look great too. I've found that guinea keets are actually hardy little buggers. Much more so than chicks. And they grow very FAST! I raised six...

Quick update: So far 23 out of 29 have hatched and are doing well. Number 23 hatched just this morning. I did have one that died before it made it out of the shell. I have no idea why, but I suspect it had something to do with humidity and/or temp. We had a short power outage, about 20...

Chickens don't count days, so be patient. They can still hatch, but it may take another day or two.

Under the circumstances go ahead and put a couple of eggs under her, but she may not sit on them the whole 21 days, if she accepts them. If she stops you can go ahead and hatch them in the incubator, but don't plan on giving them to her after they hatch. By then the moment would have passed...

First of all get the water out from under the light. That's too hot for them to drink. Water only needs to be room temperature and the brooder should be 95ish. Second, they usually spend a lot of time sleeping the first few days, so don't worry about too much yet. Think about it this way...

if she's been broody that long I wouldn't put eggs under her, but I would find a day old chick to give her. The odds of her sticking it out for another 3 weeks are slim, but if she has a chick she may snap out of it before she makes herself sick.

Fingers crossed that they hatch well. Remember 21 days isn't always the case, sometimes it takes a little longer, so don't panic if you don't see something right away.

Yes, that's true. It does happen on occasion that another hen will attack a chick or try to even kidnap them. However, experience has shown me that more often than not the mama hen will be attentive and not allow that to happen. A lot depends on the temperament of the hen and what kind of...

I've never separated them. Broody hens are very good at letting the rest of the flock, including the rooster, know that her and her eggs/chicks are off limits. They are fierce protectors of their babies and will fight to keep them safe. By separating them you have the issue of reintegrating...

First of all, guineas seem to do better in flocks of 10 or more. They are flock animals and just seem happier in larger groups. I guess it's the safety in numbers mentality or something. Yes you want to give them game bird starter, however I don't give mine grit. Some will say they need it...

LOL Nothing like the excitement of eggs hatching. My guineas have been hatching since Saturday and it's all I can do to keep from constantly pressing my nose against the window to watch them. Hope you have a good hatch rate.

Humidity was holding between 55-60%. I'm thinking that the eggs were a little older than I thought, and possibly started developing, before I got them. Although when I candled them they all seemed to be on track for a mid July hatch. I can understand a couple of days early, but a week! As of...

Hmmmm..... I have no idea. They were set on June 16

Yesterday I found one egg that had piped, and this morning I had 4 hatched, and a couple more that have piped. They weren't suppose to hatch for another week; today is only day 21! One of them doesn't look very well and I'm not holding out much hope that it will survive, but the others all...

Quick update! I woke up this morning to 4 hatched keets and it looks like 2 or 3 more have piped.. So much for 28 days incubation, today marks 21 days. 3 out of the 4 look strong and healthy, although 1 doesn't look good at all and I'm not holding out much hope for it. It's kind of sad too...

That's great news. You still may get more that hatch, so don't give up on them yet. I've got 29 eggs due to hatch next weekend, but one impatient keet that piped today. Not sure exactly why one would pip that much earlier than the others, but going to let it be and see what happens. I just...