Guinea talk.

[GlennLee]

Off topic but I got accepted into PennState.

Super congrats! How far away is that from you?

 

[GlennLee]

I might get into trouble if I bring home that many guineas! I already have 15 chickens!

No, you have to bring home 4 and figure out which ones are female, then just return the ones that are males. If you take 4, you've got a 50/50 shot.

 

[GldnValleyHens]

Ok I see

 

[R2elk]

The lady says she wants me to get them at night, because thats the only way they are catchable. I really doubt I will hear a buckwheat call when they are all dozing. I know thats the only sure way besides eggs, but I'm at a loss of what to do.Cross my fingers and hope for the best? Not likely gonna work out!!

Go visit her during the daytime. Pick out the hens that you want and try to find some way to mark them such as using a bucket of water colored with food coloring and splashing it on them if you can get close enough. Another possibility is to use a paint ball gun from a far enough distance that the hit does not injure them. Once they are marked, you can go back at night and pick them out.

 

[GldnValleyHens]

Good idea!

 

[MartinsPoultry]

I am going to be using their online world campus and study from home.

 

[BoogieBug]

Finally getting eggs!

ME TOOO!!!! Actually, we were out of town for three weeks and my friend, who was house sitting, sent me a pic of 9 eggs and said, "Congrats Guin-Ma!!" hahaha!!

 

[BoogieBug]

I've got a question about the eggs. Every time I go in the coop, there are 4 or 5 eggs in the nest but no mama hen sitting on them! Is this normal?

 

[MartinsPoultry]

I've never let my Guinea fowl hens brood eggs, I think it is normal until the nest is full but I could be wrong

 

[BoogieBug]

I've never let my Guinea fowl hens brood eggs, I think it is normal until the nest is full but I could be wrong

I've been removing the eggs since no one is sitting on them. Should I leave them there? I would think if the eggs are cold, they're not going to hatch anyway. I know they are not good mom's, but they don't even sit on them!!