I'm so happy that it worked out. All baby birds should know a mother's love.Well.... I did put the guinea fowl in with my broody hens. There were three Jersey giants in three separate boxes so I divided my 13 guineas between them. Day 1 I put 4 with a hen. Next morning she had them under her wingsDay 2 I put the rest in the next two boxes. One hen had her group but the other one moved and left them alone. I tried to spread them between the two more stable hens and they escaped under my benches and upset the hens. The hens were also too big for the nesting boxes so I set them up on the floor of the coop with a fence around the area. Low an behold the girls decided to share. Next I found three hens sharing all the keets. It is sooo cute to see them working together. Neither the rooster nor the other hens seem to bother the group of 3 moms and 13 keets. Can't wait to see how this works out. All seem content. Thanks for the advice it gave me the confidence to try this experiment.
