Keets lost in the woods

[skav2407]

Hi,

Yesterday it was beautiful out and I decided I would take my 3 week old guinea keets out for the first time. Everything seemed to be going well but they were nervous and hid in the grass. So I figured I would put them back in and all 3 of them took off running into the woods. I spend about 6 hours yesterday looking for them but I was only able to find 1. They have great camouflage and it's heavily wooded with lots of prickers. This morning I could hear one making a distress call but again I couldn't find it. It went quiet as soon as I went into the woods. I've put out their food and water from their incubator along with a flashlight last night but no luck.

Does anyone know of any method to catch them or call them back? They don't really know the area as it was their first time outside. I have other chickens/guineas but they are larger and I don't think the keets were attracted to them. Any help at all is appreciated. The whole situation is a bit depressing. Thank You!

 

[robin416]

Put the lone keet in a cage where you think the others can hear it calling. If you can do a cage within a cage that would be great. That way when the others come they'll go in the outer cage and you can close the door on them.

 

[skav2407]

Well my roommate was able to find a second one but it's been a few days now so I think the 3rd is lost for good. Thanks Robin416 for the advice though. I tried putting the two of them out there for a couple of days but I never heard any cries back or saw the missing 3rd keet. Anyways, thanks again.

 

[princess araucana]

Oh my god, my friend just got guineas from the washington county fair on Wednesday, as soon as she put them in the yard they took off running!!! They are gone!!!
She lives in Wakefield too!!!!!

There must be a secret place all of them are going to!

 

[skav2407]

I hope so cause I hate to think anything bad happened to them. I actually picked up a "replacement" keet shortly after I stopped my search. I'm looking forward to the washington county fair though. Gonna go down tonight!!!

 

[Emzyyy]

Same thing happened to me when I got some when I was little. They're not like chickens they don't stay near. I started bawling and we ended finding all of them.

 

[princess araucana]

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Hope you had fun! I went opening day but not until 4 pm and they were already sold out of the all the breeds I wanted!
But those smoked turkey legs make it all worth it, feels like something from the Flintstones!

 

[princess araucana]

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How did you find them?