mix 2day old keets with 2 week old keets

[wild4wildlife]

I hatched 7 keets, in an incubator, which are now 2 weeks old. One of my guineas, outside, just hatched her little keets, yesterday. can I introduce the incubator keets, in with her keets, so she can protect everybody, and teach all of them--the ways of a guinea? or will she attack the 2 week old keets? she has 3 boys with her, and her little brood of 10.

 

[R2elk]

I hatched 7 keets, in an incubator, which are now 2 weeks old. One of my guineas, outside, just hatched her little keets, yesterday. can I introduce the incubator keets, in with her keets, so she can protect everybody, and teach all of them--the ways of a guinea? or will she attack the 2 week old keets? she has 3 boys with her, and her little brood of 10.

You can try but don't be surprised if she rejects them.

 

[perchie.girl]

The older keets are much more active than the hatchlins..... even if the hen takes em the older keets will jackboot the littleuns knocking them willy nilly. Kind of funny but not really.

deb

 

[wild4wildlife]

The older keets are much more active than the hatchlins..... even if the hen takes em the older keets will jackboot the littleuns knocking them willy nilly. Kind of funny but not really.

deb

the boys do this already. I think they are trying to be helpful, but they step on them, knocking them for a loop. then they roll, and get up. not always a good scenario, but they are staying close to her. she has them all out eating, in the tall grass(hay field), close to the coop.