Impromptu keet food??

[Oceanseve]

One of my MIA guineas showed up with 5 keets tonight. I'll have no game feed or chick starter till tomorrow night. What can I feed them tonight? I have layer and scratch which I'm pretty sure is a no. I do have rabbit, pig and guinea pig food?

 

[PeepsCA]

I'd just grind up some scratch in a blender or a coffee grinder and sprinkle it over some scrambled eggs or a crumbled boiled egg for them to peck at until you can get some game bird or turkey starter.

 

[jbirds2012]

wow !! what a nice surprise

 

[Oceanseve]

It gets even better - DH said he found one of our other missing guineas this morning sitting on a nest of 15 eggs..... last time we had one sitting on a nest that big something ate all the eggs. I'm going to try to come up with a shelter of some kind to cover her.

Thanks for the advice on the feed. Number one priority today - FEED STORE!

 

[critters]

wow !! what a nice surprise

x2

 

[Oceanseve]

 

[JLeigh]

What a great picture! Soooooo cute!!!!!!!

 

[Oceanseve]

one of them escaped and met the dog.... Sure hope the other fifteen eggs hatch could definitely use some more guineas.....

 

[Danisclan]

I have a question about food, I have 6 16-18 wk old keets and have been feeding them scratch and turkey
mulch mixed. I seen domething about layer pellets and oyster shell. I could sure use advice what to feed them at this
age. Thanks so much

 

[Oceanseve]

At that age mine have always been on flock raiser or game feed. oyster shell is more for if their shells are thin. I've never had a problem with thin shells, but I free range. If I were you I'd wait till after they start laying to decide if you need oyster or not. DH didn't tell me he had stopped picking up flock raiser a couple of weeks ago since it's more expensive. I prefer it to layer.