This weather is so weird, it's 29° but feels like 18°, and we're scrambling to winterize the farm. Water heaters, bedding, feed prepping, shelter prepping, etc. it all needs to be done and soon! My mom and I are going to TSC right now to stock up on everything, then we'll come back and set it...
Haha, guineas are entertaining!
With feeding, you might want to try a once or twice a day feeding, you could put the food in pans, I do that and they finish it all.
That is a problem, all my guineas free rage, but a raised them with chickens, so they hung out. If you want the one type to breed, I'd say you need to give them the whole pen, that's because they can can get stressed out pretty easily if too packed in, and stressed birds don't lay.
If you...
If you aren't to squeamish, you can, while soaking her, put your finger in the vent and see if you feel anything, it might be that you can gentle maneuver the blockage so that it can come out.
At this point, getting her to either lay the egg, or pass the blockage is the most important thing.
I've had something similar happen, that turned out to be a mislaid egg, but that one looks much darker, could you cut it open? That way we'll see exactly what's up! Cause I'm not sure... :/
This may sound odd, but you need to relieve the pressure, and the only way I've found works, if it's that bad, is to try and get it out. While soaking her in very warm water, gently massage the swollen area.
The goal is, if she's egg bound, you can help her get the egg out, or at lest get it to...
Lol Chicky! Nice to meet you too, and that's not a strange question, I'm in Cedar Hill! :D
Thanks CityGirlintheCountry, your name speaks for me too! Lol
Thanks JW12, I really appreciate you telling me about this thread! Can't wait to talk chicken! :D
Hey elorraine52! I'm on Turnersville rd, right on top of the hill. :P
Here's my Tom Turkey challenging his own reflection! ;) lol
@ n3kms, right now I am slowly switching chicken breeds to the Speckled Sussex, they were my first breed I few years ago, and they are my favorite. I also am breeding Black Bantam Cochins, second favorite! :D
@ Raven1, crazy is good! Lol
@ BitByChickenBug, to me, see looks egg bound, and...