2014 breeding season begins, post your results

[zazouse]

The vet said that 3cc in a gal of water for 5 days in a row is the same as direct worming for 3 days. I think that I'll go for the 5 days!

See i free range 100's of fowl so i can not rely on water containers cause there is no way i can keep them from drinking out of the ponds plus like i said i know they got a good dose with it being eaten in their food.

 

[margaret8]

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 See i free range 100's of fowl so i can not rely on water containers cause there is no way i can keep them from drinking out of the ponds plus like i said i know they got a good dose with it being eaten in their food.
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I 'm still learning. I went into lockdown this morning! I raised the humidity to 60-70%. Come into agreement with me. It's in the Lords hands now. They are his creatures!

 

[margaret8]

By the way I am expanding the pen. I am going from 180 sq ft to 760 sq ft. I am getting ready for next year. One of my hens just hollered like a peacock! Lol

 

[margaret8]

By the way I am expanding the pen. I am going from 180 sq ft to 760 sq ft. I am getting ready for next year. One of my hens just hollered like a peacock! Lol

 

[KsKingBee]

you are learning the guinea way
congratulations

I'm thinking of little GPS tracking devices strapped around their little necks. Maybe shock collars, yeah, that's it, shock collars.

If you can't tell I have a love, hate relationship with my guineas, especially when they start picking on my peas and turkeys.

 

[margaret8]

I'm thinking of little GPS tracking devices strapped around their little necks.  Maybe shock collars, yeah, that's it, shock collars.

If you can't tell I have a love, hate relationship with my guineas, especially when they start picking on my peas and turkeys.

Welcome to the club! I have a dominate male guinea who has to give his permission to the others to eat. If you try to eat without it you get scalped including the peas. I now have 3 peas with no crest!

 

[DylansMom]

I'm still trying to figure out why I ever got guineas! Other than occasional comic relief they do not seem to serve any purpose here, and they are biters. I would rather catch my wildest male pea barehanded than have to grab one of those guineas. One of them was attacked by something 3 years ago and it tore all the feathers out of his back, I had to catch him to assess the damage. There were no major punctures or lacerations and I applied Triple antibiotic and let him go, but I had blood blisters on both hands as my reward for good pet stewardship. Halfway thru the wound care I wanted to twist his little pinhead off myself!

 

[casportpony]

I'm still trying to figure out why I ever got guineas! Other than occasional comic relief they do not seem to serve any purpose here, and they are biters. I would rather catch my wildest male pea barehanded than have to grab one of those guineas. One of them was attacked by something 3 years ago and it tore all the feathers out of his back, I had to catch him to assess the damage. There were no major punctures or lacerations and I applied Triple antibiotic and let him go, but I had blood blisters on both hands as my reward for good pet stewardship. Halfway thru the wound care I wanted to twist his little pinhead off myself!

I hear ya, I have 7 of them and won't ever hatch more!

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

@DylansMom , how's that internal pip doing?

-Kathy

 

[DylansMom]

@DylansMom , how's that internal pip doing?

-Kathy

I'm gonna take another pic later and post it. I think I have 7 internal pips now and 1 external pip and the ext. is not the spalding it's a different one. They are chirping now.

We had a heck of a storm over night, no power outage thank goodness, but I had a minor flood in my barn to deal with today. I think we must have a clogged rain spout, probably a starling nested in it. I had to shovel out 2 pens worth of soaking wet wood chips and replace with dry, I'm exhausted now.