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That would be better than feeding chick starter but if you notice, it does not mention the niacin levels which both keets and turkey poults need higher amounts than do chicks. I feel confident that their suggestion was to feed mealy worms. Mealy worms will greatly increase the protein level...

Tractor Supply does not sell proper Turkey/gamebird starter for the simple reason that all Tractor Supply cares about is their profit line. They do not care about the health of your poultry only how much profit they can make. While keets can survive on chick starter, it will stunt them for life.

Guinea matings are rarely seen unless you observe them almost continuously and realize that it happens very quickly. If you have a male and 2 females it is very likely that the eggs are fertile. You can check for fertility either by incubating the eggs or by cracking an egg and checking for...

Do not use pine shavings with guinea keets until they are at least 2 weeks old and even then don't use them unless you supply them with chick grit or a similar small size grit. Keets have been known to eat pine shavings and since they cannot digest the shavings they get impacted and die. I...

When I brood chicks and turkeys together, I feed them all a 28% protein turkey gamebird starter. I have never seen any evidence that this causes any problems with the chicks. He does not recommend putting anything over the wire as he places a catch pan under the brooder for the droppings...

As stated by @nightowl223 there is a lot of good information in this post but there are some factual inaccuracies. While the male may stand guard while the hen is on the nest, the male does not remain celibate. When danger approaches the nest, the guarding male makes an attempt to distract...