Bring your "Howdy's" here!

[patyrdz]

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Alot of times they will fight over the chicks and the chicks end up dying. So I would take them if you see problems.In closed up places they stand a chance of getting pecked too. I have also heard that it is fatal for guinea keets to get wet, and even the dew on the grass can kill them. Mine are free range, so I have never had one go broody, we always get the eggs so the wild life does not get them.

 

[michelle1017]

That is pretty much what I thought, but I wanted to be sure. We really intended to free range ours and did so for about a week. They didn't go far, but they did wander next door and the house on the other side has a dog that killed like 3 in one day, so back to the hut they went. I love dogs, but looking forward to this one quietly slipping away into the night so my birds can be out again. I know it was our fault for letting them out, but the owner was so rude about it. "If it is in our yard it is fair game". I didn't say a word but was thinking "right back at ya dude!". Now, when it is dark and my dogs alert me and I see his dog inching into our yard by the duck pen my son has the BB gun waiting. I never thought I would be capable of ever hurting an animal until we got birds and now I am the most protective momma around!

 

[Opa]

Hey all check this out https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=2298715#p2298715

 

[Bluemoon420]

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They are adorable

Congrats Opa

I'll keep my fingers crossed on the others for ya

Bluemoon

 

[michelle1017]

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Cuteness overload! Those are adorable! I hope the rest hatch for you.

 

[patyrdz]

I know what you mean about the dogs! We have three dogs that wander over here. One is tied to a tree in my yard right now! I called the people and left a message that before it was not too big of a deal, because my birds will fly, but now I have geese and ducklings that cannot get away. So now it is a big deal! I have been lucky and we have always seen the dogs and tied them up, but one day I am not going to be home and then we are going to have a problem!

About 4 years ago I came home at lunch and found two dogs in my peacock pen (we did not free range them then). They killed three peacocks, one was a mature male with a very long tail. The other two were a young male and a peahen! They mutilated my beautiful birds! Well the guy paid me for them, but I would have rather had my birds! I was out there in shock picking up body parts for over an hour!! So sad!

It took me three years to be able to get more peacocks! Now I free range in the day, so they can escape the wandering dogs!!

 

[patyrdz]

Opa, I love those chicks!!

Good luck with the rest of your hatch!

 

[Bluemoon420]

Ok, I'm tired but up

Morning folks

Bluemoon

 

[michelle1017]

Good Morning to All!

 

[Bluemoon420]

mornin michelle

I've got to do laundry, but hesitating going down in the basement. I'm betting that darn bat's down there again

Bluemoon