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Well done! How many do you keep for breeding? 25ish?

If you haven't yet, start training them with treats to come when called. After moving them to the palace keep them penned for a week or two and each night around sunset use your call and feed them the treats in the coop. They are usually skittish about venturing outside for the first time and it...

I know, I know. Pipe dream. But there is still hope in my heart. They have actually mellowed a bit already with access to dust baths, plentiful food and the removal of their blinders. Now to give them time to heal their noses and clipped wings.

My current guineas roost with the chickens at night as well. Just hoping the new skittish ones will integrate well with the guineas I already have. They have such different group personalities. I hope that when the newcomers realize that they are well cared for here they will calm down a bit.

There are five new guineas in total. Four females and one male. My current flock is five males and four females.

Ok folks. I need some moral support. We rescued a group of guineas from deplorable conditions a few days ago. They are in quarantine right now after we removed their blinders and gave them a good once over looking for health issues. Then, after tending all of my own scratches and abrasions...

My cats are terrified of the adult guineas. They have learned that messing with the flock gets them a swift peck, scolding and a merry chase into the woods.

X2!!!

My question exactly!! They will start a huge rival gang then you'll have turf wars and drive by shootings.

I feel your loss and I am so sorry. The fox came by again today and took one of my juveniles. That is five birds in the past two months. Every time I think we have chased him away for good he shows up again. Time to get the hubby more beer and the boy some more juice. I might even pitch in...

I think we all have our brains too stuck in poultry mode. It looks more like a wild bird's egg to me. Somewhat like a cardinal's. Maybe the egg was pushed out of a nest close by. Could have been pilfered by a predator then dropped when they were startled.

Quote: That looks like a huge omelet to me. With a quiche on the side and some custard for dessert.

My gang seems to stay away from petty theft. Instead they run protection schemes. "That's a nice lawn chair you have there. Would be a shame if something happened to it" "So? Got any millet hanging around that we could take off your hands for you"?

Mine are trained to come to a call as well. Millet is their favorite bait followed closely by freeze dried meal worms. Even if I don't call them in at night they will put themselves into the high roosts inside the run if not in the coop itself. During the winter I usually have to scoot them into...

If the birds fly up there and flap around a bit you wouldn't HAVE to dust! They're just as good as a leaf blower or fan. Just put a tarp over the carpet during the operation.

Nothing smells quite like wet guineas. That would be the least likely time I would let them come in for a visit. At least I would be able to follow the wet footprints to see what kind of mischief they were getting into. Most likely chasing the cat.

Lockdown today for my guinea eggs. Only 18 good looking ones and 2 maybes out of 41 eggs set, have made it this far. I hope the hatch goes well!

Ugh. I just candled 41 guinea eggs on day 7 and had 3 blood rings and 13 clears. 25 have a bit of development. I'll leave the clears in another week just in case, but overall bad fertility rate from an otherwise reliable source. I am disappointed.

White millet is a type of seed. I get mine in bulk at the local Agway. It is also available online. For example: http://www.southernstates.com/catalog/p-8865-shafer-white-millet-bird-seed-25lb.aspx

Four weeks should be plenty. The first few days, only let them out in the afternoon so they can't stray too far before it's time to come in for the night. Have plenty of white millet on hand for a treat!