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    Is there any chance this is not a rooster?

    Boo. 6 eggs, all boys.
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    Is there any chance this is not a rooster?

    I hatched some eggs from a neighbor's barnyard mix of hens August 23, so they're almost 4 months. Every one of them looks to be a roo, but this one...I don't know. The back end looks roo. The front end doesn't have the pointy neck feathers, though. No crowing yet, no behavior that would indicate...
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    Think I'm going to order some guinea keets--questions

    OK, thanks. I think I'll just leave them alone (except to give them treats) right now. I'm sure the move was stressful, and they can just acclimate for a while.
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    Think I'm going to order some guinea keets--questions

    Sorry, no pics yet. I'm a bit embarrassed about my coop; it came with the new house and it's...not pretty. Getting it looking good is low priority, after getting the electrical and pluming systems working in the house, which is also very not-pretty just now. The guineas, however, are great...
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    Think I'm going to order some guinea keets--questions

    Update: We never got around to ordering keets, and just got too busy and...well, it didn't happen. But yesterday, there were five, one year old lavender guineas on CL just a few miles away from me for the low, low price of $35 for the whole flock so I snapped them up, and now we have guineas...
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    Blue legs and white toes--what is this mystery chick?

    Thanks! I think she has a rose comb; cool that I got a mystery pullet, I was expecting a rooster. :)
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    Blue legs and white toes--what is this mystery chick?

    I've decided this is probably my mystery chick. Always been the runt. Total spaz. He was a chipmunk when he was a babe. What is this guy?
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    Think I'm going to order some guinea keets--questions

    I don't know many details on the older guineas, the woman is kind of vague on her e-mails. We'll see. She says she needs to figure out which birds are paired up? Didn't get an answer on the number of birds available. I'll let you know if I get more info.
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    Think I'm going to order some guinea keets--questions

    Thanks for the complements, daylily! I haven't been painting much lately; need to get back to it. I tend to do art in fits and spurts, but maybe the goofy guineas will inspire me. :) I just got an e-mail from someone in NH responding to my craigslist ad seeking adult guineas. She wants to know...
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    Think I'm going to order some guinea keets--questions

    Daylily, we're currently in North Berwick, just south of Sanford, and the new house is in Lebanon. Nice to meet you. :)
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    5 week old cornishes in tractor with cool, wet weather. Bring in?

    I've got the tarp over these guys now, but they're pretty wet and look kind of cold. Forecast says rain and lows in the high 40s the rest of the week. Are they OK with the tarp (ground is pretty wet right now) or should I bring them in somewhere? They're pretty much completely feathered, and...
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    Think I'm going to order some guinea keets--questions

    Oh, and as far as predators, we do have foxes and a couple of times a year I'll see a hawk, but so far we haven't had any problems with free-ranging our chickens. There are almost as many chipmunks around here as ticks, so maybe all the baddies are just well-fed.
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    Think I'm going to order some guinea keets--questions

    PeepsCA, you are just a wealth of information! Thank you for taking the time to post in all these threads (I've been reading this forum for a few hours.) In terms of brooding them, is it about the same drill as brooding chicks, or do they need to be warmer/cooler?
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    Think I'm going to order some guinea keets--questions

    :D Chickens, we have. Love the chickens. But I think this job is more than the laying hens can handle.
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    Think I'm going to order some guinea keets--questions

    Thank you, JLeigh. I'm thinking it's going to have to be keets, I'm no luck finding adults. The property has a couple of old sheep sheds on it, one of which (the one on the left in the photo) I think will be pretty easy to predator-proof. These sheds are surrounded by fencing, I was just hoping...
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    Think I'm going to order some guinea keets--questions

    We're buying a house with 15 acres, mostly field, that has a gazillion ticks on the property. So: Guineas. I've been trying to find someone local selling adults, with no luck. I guess I'm ordering a batch. What I hate about this is the whole "keep them cooped up for 6 weeks" thing. Can I at...
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    I want four hens. Should I start with two or four pullets?

    We have 8 hens (hatchery girls) and every one of them is a different breed. We haven't had pecking problems, and we like being able to easily tell them apart. I'd get the variety pack, and go ahead and get 4.
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