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  1. AlishaRichard

    Seeking All Poultry Types Eggs or birds

    So I recently baught a farm and am just starting out on several flocks. I have listed my preference, but will consider anything. I just got a GQF cabinet for my birthday. I am willing to hatch eggs or buy live birds. Let me know what you have. I am wanting: Peafowl Call Ducks Guinea Geese...
  2. A_Fowl_Guy

    Digging holes

    anyone know why my guinea fowl dig random holes on my property?
  3. MelissaRose

    What are your favorite non-waterfowl poultry?

    Hi Everyone, I currently have about 20 chickens and I want to add some different breeds of poultry to my flock. I can't have waterfowl so I was wondering if you all had some suggestions. I would also like to show these bird so if anyone has any recommendations that would be great! I am mostly...
  4. SniperGoose

    Post some photos of your feathered friends!

    Hey everyone! I hope you're doing well! :) I'm a digital artist (hobbyist/freelancer), and I thought with Christmas approaching, that I'd give back to the community here at BYC a little bit by drawing some head-shots/busts of your feathered friends! Any type of bird is allowed; be it a chicken...
  5. R

    Sick guinea

    I live I upstate New York, I have 3 guineas living with my chickens and one of the guineas got lethargic and uncoordinated last night. It won't fly to hop on the roost, walks when the others fly/run and is puffed out like it is cold, it seems to be eating it's food fine. Just trying to find out...
  6. ohgoodnessguineas

    Bantam guinea?

    Both of these little dears were hatched on 7/9, making tomorrow their 2-month "birthday". The little guy (or girl, not sure which just yet), has always been small. I have heard of "runts" or "dwarfs" hatching out, but also heard that they generally died soon after. This one has always seemed...
  7. BriarVinr

    Lurker finally registered

    Hey yall, Im new to back yard chickens; been lurking for the past month and a half, and finally took time to register. Im living in haymarket VA, and currently have 11 5-week old chickens, 6 7-week old guineas, and in 2 weeks will have 5 more chickens joining the flock. These forums have...
  8. E

    Causes of guinea fowl loss of coordination

    We have (had) 16 guineas from JM Hatchery. They are 3 months old and have been doing great. They free range all day and in the evening come home to their pen and some dinner. We live on a 24 acre wooded property in North Carolina, and I don't believe they are traveling beyond our woods at this...
  9. CosmoNOT

    Hello! Turkeys, Guineas, & Chicken TN

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am raising poultry on my own for the first time. Last time I had chicken was as a child with my grandfather. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? Last month I received 26 birds including 16 chicken, 4 turkeys, and 6...
  10. T

    Keet Emergency!?

    Hi, I've been raising Guineas for the past 10 years and have stumbled upon an issue with this years hatch (so far). I have two keets that for some unknown reason, are acting sickly. They are from a batch of 15 that hatch on varied days due to another hen laying in the brood hen's nest. The...
    • thatsavourycat
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    • Forum: Guinea Fowl
  11. Liv's chickens

    Something wrong with guinea Keet eye need help ASAP

    Hello everyone. I know backyard chickens is mostly for, well, chickens, but the problem I’m facing I have a feeling would be nearly the same if it happened with a chick. I picked up 10 guinea keets that I had ordered today and one of them I didn’t notice anything wrong with, until just a few...
  12. D

    Managing guineas new to free ranging

    We have a dozen guineas, 11 wks old, that we are trying to let free range. We've done everything by the book up to this point - they were inside with a heat lamp for 6 weeks, outside in a fully enclosed coup for 3 weeks and for the past 2 weeks have been in a larger outdoor pen area with access...
  13. Flower84

    Baby guinea has gimpy foot/leg what to do?!

    Hey everyone, I just got 6 new baby Guineas about 3 weeks ago, they were doing great, and now one of them seems to be limping around one one of its feet like it went stand for more then a few seconds for a day now. I looked at him but I can't see any noticeable signs of injury or anything...
  14. Mulderitsme00

    Did I get a mislabeled chick?

    This sweet little Bantam was labeled Golden Sebright. But upon google research that does not look right to me. She looks more like a Guineafowl. Is it still too early to tell?
  15. Marmack

    single guinea hen left with 50+ eggs

    so my guinea story goes something like this (2 hens & 1 male)..... over the past 4-6 weeks the 2 hens have been laying eggs in the coop under the nesting boxes. They laid over 50 eggs at my last count before one of the hens started sitting on the nest. The second hen never became broody and...
    • Marmack
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    • chicken chicken brooder guinea guinea chicken guinea fowl
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Guinea Fowl
  16. Flamen's Farm Gallery of Chickens, Ducks, Turkeys and Guinea's

    Flamen's Farm Gallery of Chickens, Ducks, Turkeys and Guinea's

    I live in the middle of SC on 12 acres of land that is connected to a 40-acre tract of family land. After moving back to SC from NH my son bought me 12 chickens and a rooster 5 years ago. I still have 1 of those hens that lay almost every day and the rooster. But I have increased the flock and...
  17. T

    Older Male Guinea Attacking Younger Guineas

    Hi, I own a few chickens and originally, one male guinea . I enjoyed my first guinea so I decided to get two more. I got them as chicks, and the old guinea has got along with them just fine until now. I found them a couple days ago with there backs bloodied up and one of them's leg hurt. I...
  18. K

    Are Guineafowl a smart choice?

    I have an established flock of chickens and will soon add more chickens. I'm also torn between a goose or guinea as a security alarm. Which will do the job without bullying my flock?
    • ker0412
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    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Guinea Fowl
  19. ohgoodnessguineas

    guinea eggs close...unsure of day, leave em in the turner or take em out?

    one of our guinea hens was scared off her nest by a wild animal or dog. she had put herself in a pretty nice hiding spot, so we decided to let her stay there instead of taking her eggs from her, but we also aren't entirely certain of the exact day she started full incubation. she's alive, but...
  20. Krazyquilts

    SOLD - Adult Male Guinea Fowl for Sale or Trade (Northeast Ohio)

    Update: ALL SOLD Pearl Guineas, straight run, $15 each. There's 4-5 of them Fancy Guineas $20 each, including a Bronze male, a Pied male, a Lavender female, and a White female. If you buy several, I'll give you a discount. For the Pearl Grays, buy 2, $12 each. Buy 3, $10 each. If you buy more...
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