I've not dealt with snakes, but I wld imagine if the keets saw it and had a way to escape and hide, they would. Favorite places for my (going on) 5 wk olds is tall grass, under bushes, steps,decks, the pumpkin patch, etc. Good luck!
Yes, housing security is probably the most important part of their care. They can't see in the dark, don't have the best tools for defense, and seem to forget that they can fly, so rely on us to keep them safe. I hope they turn up. I use a pallet as their "front porch". This batch of little ones have figured out that's an awesome place to hide, and there's one slat missing so they can just pop up and scoot into the run.
Sorry to hear about your kissing keets! Any turn up today? I’m wondering about your snake - our Western or black rat snakes have been deadly to my keets.
I actually saw it again yesterday and it was a rat snake. It was so fast though, so no chance I was able to kill it. That single guinea turned up again, no others though. I waited a bit to see if the others would come, but nothing. So the guinea is with my chicks that are about the same size so she has some friends. (Oh, and she is a girl. She was clearly making the buck-wheat call yesterday)
They can.
