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Well, I had 6 guinea fowl eggs all together that I was incubating and 3 turned out not to be fertile or were early quitters - however, the other 3 all hatched (that's included the c-section baby! ha). Here's a photo of the other two - I think they will turn out to be lavender guinea fowl: Oh...

Hello all! My little keet is doing sooo much better, it's standing and walking (although somewhat unsteady) and I think it's going to live!! Here is a photo of him: Thank you everyone for your advice and help!! Tanya

Hey all, she's not doing great - trying very hard to walk, still. It seems like the strength in her left leg has gotten better but now she lacks balance... and keeps falling over. She's still eating and drinking well although I have to give her water with a syringe (she's always thirsty!), and...

Hello Jenny, To answer your question about it being premature - here is the thread I started related to that (it's been a stressful couple of days! Self-inflicted, though): https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=308826 As for when it hatched, it hatched about 12 hours ago and...

So, here is my new dilemma - my little premature guinea keet isn't showing any signs of being able to walk properly and it is exhausting her/himself *trying* to walk. I've looked at the string of posts about splinting legs here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=233072 and...

So, here is my new dilemma - my little premature keet isn't showing any signs of being able to walk properly and it is exhausting her/himself *trying* to walk. I've looked at the string of posts about splinting legs here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=233072 and I've...

Hey all, it seems that my "premature" guinea fowl keet has hatched but is not walking - just kind of flopping around....so, my question is - how long does it usually take a bird like this to start walking? It's trying really hard and is chirping a lot which I think is good - it's also obvious...

Just an update - my little guinea keet is still alive! And it's been about 26 hours since my moment of epic stupidity. The other eggs haven't hatched but it seems that this little keet is getting more active and perhaps wanting to hatch? My husband says that if it lives we should call it...

Yes, I think the yolk has been absorbed although there was a little blood in the egg when I cracked it open (not from the chick) - the air cell was also totally dry...so it seems to me that it was very close. I just checked on it and it is still alive so there might be some hope after all! I'm...

This little keet is definitely alive - I can see it moving/breathing and it was opening and closing it's little beak. I've put the warm wet wash cloth over it to stop it from drying out - hopefully it "hatches"! My only concern is that if it does hatch it won't be very strong cause it won't have...

They incubate for 28 days but other people here on the forum have said that because guinea fowl mothers are such bad mothers when the eggs are incubated by humans they often hatch in 25 days....I should have just waited longer. Ugh. And my husband is giving me hell - he says he's going to...

I feel so stupid! I am incubating some guinea fowl eggs and I am on day 29 - I thought they weren't going to hatch - there was no noise, no movement, nothing so I decided to crack one open - and there was a guinea keet inside! I'm horrified and I don't know what to do - there is nothing to do...

I think so...?

Hello all, My hubby designed my incubator and it is working very well - that being said, we are going away for a week next week so I bought an "eco-hatch" automatic egg turner and have no idea how it all fits together or how it works or anything...When I get home I will take some pictures but...

A nice hot wire along outside the coop along the base will deter those hounds...you can have your cake and eat it too. wink Juice up those pups! Yeahp, I agree fully agree with Beekissed. The e-wire is the way to go - a dog only has to touch it once perhaps twice and they get the...

I've seen things that said I should put lime down before I put down anything else (when using the deep litter method) but then I've also read here on the forum that using DE is really beneficial for smell and insects....So, what is the purpose of putting lime down and can I use the two in...

Whereabouts in NZ are you? I'm in Ashburton!

My awesome awesome hubby found my rooster in his workshop! He was up in the rafters. So anyway, I fed him and then clipped his wing and he is quite content now - and so am I!

Hello, I'm fairly new to this chicken thing (and loving it!) and got myself a beautiful RIR rooster today - he's 4 months and quite friendly. Not old enough to keep my hens in line, though so I separated him from the hens and he was in his own run... Anyway, it seems that he got bored, or...