have you ever heard guineas? if not you may want to google guinea sounds. difference between male and hen too. people say they love or hate them. havent seen much in betweens. they do snakes too!
i have heard, dont know, that they are so protective that they sometimes kill them thinking they are protecting. if i had a spot where only mama and babys could stay out of the elements i would give it a try but thats not always possible. like a whole different coop and dry run. ya, its just...
i had 2 sitting in the coop, one was sharing with a rir. lol she hatched none. the other hatched 2 by herself and both were killed. i dont know if she did it but i suspect. i pulled the rest of the eggs and most were not good a lot of them were in the wrong position and i had/have a staggered...
i posted on may 12th they were sitting. ya, i know, but they are alive and the one that hatched seemed healthy, no spraddle leg, up and running in less then 5 min.
only one yesterday i can see them trying to pip internal but its just not happening . i know their shells are thick but the one that did hatch was so hard i had a hard time breaking a piece off the empty shell.outer membrane was white, inner clear and dry looking. i keep adding and misting water...
if i did just like my chickens i would be out shopping right now because i dont know what relax means ! thank you for the info. everything, exactly like chickens? i really hope they do well, they are not for me. and i seen some funny looking air sacs there.
i have one pipping right now and everything i knew just went out the window. lol i do know you need the higher protein, i use flock raiser for all of mine, chickens, guineas. crumbles of course for the babies. and yes, you dip them. i wonder how they ship them? i have been told, they need to...
guineas like some of the male species, sneak around. they do hide out for the most part to mate. i have had them for a few yrs. and have only seen it once. as far as faithful, nope ! they are supposed to be i have heard. i have one male, 9 hens, 3 sitting. fertility is good. just recently, i...
this past winter when my guineas would get close to the road i would open my coat and "spread" my wings at them. they wanted no part of that big ol bird. so when i want them by me they dont seem to be able to tell it was me doing that.