BYC Guinea hen club

[margaret8]

These are less than a week old

 

[gander007]

These are less than a week old

Oh they sure look good and healthy ....




Do the adults have coloring anything like this .....

 

[gander007]

Hi everyone, I don't usually post anything here, but thought maybe I should since I have two hens in a dog crate on about 40 eggs, lol. Haven't candled them yet, so I have no idea if they good or when they might hatch.

-Kathy

Well Kathy, I do wish you well in your hatch

 

[margaret8]

Oh they sure look good and healthy .... Do the adults have coloring anything like this .....

Yep

 

[gander007]

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Oh great as I would rather stay with the coloring I already have ......

Do you have any idea how much it would be to box some up a mail them to California ????????????

 

[margaret8]

Oh great as I would rather stay with the coloring I already have ......

Do you have any idea how much it would be to box some up a mail them to California ????????????

I've never shipped any, but I can check. They ship better when they are a day or so old. They live off the yoke for the the first 48 hrs. I've got some more to hatch. I can ship some of them.

 

[gander007]

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First time for everything

but yes the 1 day olds do ship very easy but a little melon in the box also helps and not watermelon as it is way to watery and makes a mess ......

 

[Papas Chickens]

Hi guys I have 5 keets here they are at about a week old

there about 11 weeks old now. Has anyone tried cliping there wings to keep them from flying out of the yard?

 

[Papas Chickens]

Also how do I go about sexing them?

 

[margaret8]

Hi guys I have 5 keets here they are at about a week old

there about 11 weeks old now. Has anyone tried cliping there wings to keep them from flying out of the yard?

You don't want to clip their wings that is their only form of protection! You keep them penned up until it is grown about 5 or 6 mo. Let them out but watch them they will be back in the evening to eat then lock them up. If you feed them they will always come back to eat, but they will range.