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    Where to house chicks first few weeks

    I know this may seem like a basic question, but there are some variables that make it nuanced. I have a coop of 19 guinea fowl and five young chickens. I have getting 15 more baby chicks this week. I have a brooder cage for them I could put in my house, but it makes a HUGE mess in the one room...
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    Introducing chicken chicks to a guinea fowl flock

    Hi, thanks for this reply. I do understand they are different. I have had guinea fowl for 9 years, and am familiar with chickens enough to know how very different they are, biologically, behaviorally, etc. That said I know a number of people who have large GF flocks with a smaller flock of...
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    How many in your flock?

    I have 19, but have had as many as 40 in the past. My experience is the more you have, the healthier, happier, and easier and safer they are. They think better and behave better in large groups. My personal observation is there's a noticeable improvement at about a dozen and then an even bigger...
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    Introducing chicken chicks to a guinea fowl flock

    This is my first post, so thanks for having me here and please be gentle! I have a flock of about 20 guinea fowl, and for the first time purchased 5 chicken chicks (3 Barred Rock, 1 Easter Egger, and Whitings True Green or Blue - not sure yet - all of these chicks may or more likely may not be...
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