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  1. BennieAnTheJets

    Guinea Fowl with fluffed neck and weight loss - please help!

    Thank you both so much, MartinsPoultry and R2elk!! Yes, we feed the Kalmbach layer pellets, too. I mix them half and half with an organic layer feed that is not a pellet because I was rebuked for feeding pellets, that being cited as being the cause of my problems. It feels like every way I...
  2. BennieAnTheJets

    Guinea Fowl with fluffed neck and weight loss - please help!

    Thank you so much for the swift reply and all the information, R2elk! Ok, so if they eat only mealworms that would be 50% protein and too much - but they only get a hand-full each every night and they have their low-protein layer feed, so that should be ok, right? Out of curiosity, how long do...
  3. BennieAnTheJets

    Guinea Fowl with fluffed neck and weight loss - please help!

    also, I think I see the same symptoms in this bird as in one of the ones who died about a year and a half ago: an overgrowing upper beak????? weight loss, fluffed neck, low stance, and overgrowing upper beak! any ideas? please help! I don't want t lose him and neither does his mate - they...
  4. BennieAnTheJets

    Guinea Fowl with fluffed neck and weight loss - please help!

    R2elk, nice seeing you again! can you overfeed on mealworms? I thought they need higher protein and I am feeding lots of mealworms because the organic feed I get does not have a game bird edition - just layer feed and that has lower protein - do you think they are that sensitive to meal worms...
  5. BennieAnTheJets

    Guinea Fowl with fluffed neck and weight loss - please help!

    Thank you so much Wyorp Rock, casportpony, and MartinsPoultry!!! I have him inside at night now since it is cold in the coop at night and he goes out from about noon to 8 pm to free range and them come home to roost with the others. Was hoping he would eat more and get more stimulation to get...
  6. BennieAnTheJets

    Guinea Fowl with fluffed neck and weight loss - please help!

    Hi all - this is a very special bird with a tightly bonded mate - would break my heart to lose him - feeling helpless - if you have any advice, much appreciated! How do I find out what may be wrong with him? What would you do if he was one of yours? 1) What type of bird , age and weight (does...
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