Hatching Keets with Guinea Hen

[guineapeeps]

Thanks for the good information. I have a question, I found one of my hens with alot of eggs hiding in my corn garden. I candled a few and they are getting ready to hatch. I could hear them zipping and could see the movement. I want to move her and the keets when hatched into a coop. Will she abandon them if moved? I can lock her in the coop with them for awhile. I would just leave them but am afraid something will get to the. Thanks for your help!

i agree with @R2elk…lock them in the coop with mom for a bit. As for her abandoning the keets, I don’t think that will happen once they hatch, as the hen is usually brutally protective of them. For this reason, I’d try herding them in rather than picking any keets up so you don’t assaulted by her. (Been there, done that! )