New babies from Tofuranch

[tofuranch]

What a great picture.....thank you, I don't often get to see pictures

How many did you end up with????

I am in the middle of hatching out 70....I am not sure how many are out yet.....I have ones that look like yours and I have some white ones. I have a clear top on the hatcher and that is what I can see so far.

Shelley---did you get he eggs yet??

 

[shelleyd2008]

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No, I was expecting them today, but they didn't come. I just checked the DC# a few minutes ago, and apparently it was sorted in Louisville, and then delivered to a P.O. in Louisville. So I guess they'll be here on Monday.

The DC# said it was 'misrouted', or something like that.

At least it wasn't sent to Florida or something, I just hope they get it right on Monday.

 

[froggie71]

Keets are so cute! Just wait until they start getting really vocal! Gotta love em!

 

[damselfish]

Thank you for the my cute fix for the morning! I just love guinea keets. Good luck with them, they will knock down your tick problem.

 

[tofuranch]

I think that they are cute too...looking in the hatcher, I am in trouble....I have LOTS of guineas

 

[Guinea Goonie]

Looks like half pearled and half pied pearled to me.

Great looking birds.

Give them Chick Starter (medicated) just like you would a regular
chick until about 2-3 weeks of age and them switch over to a 50/50 mixture of starter and game bird feed.

at 5-6 weeks give em' full game bird and WATCH EM' GROW !!

They are ready to free range at about 9-10 weeks with a place to roost at night.

Some people just throw them out to the elements, I like giving them an enclosure to roost and stay dry at night.

Guineas are very hardy, except when they get wet at a young age they tend to do poorly if not allowed to dry completely.

supplement them in the winter. They require a very high protein diet that usually would be bugs.

Guinea fowl do not mind getting wet, it becomes a problem when they can not dry out fully.

They like to roost VERY HIGH and if you see a Guinea that is not running with its wings half up and doing a bit a flying you need to tend to that bird immediately.

 

[halo]

I ended up with 14. I didnt lose a single one from pip to hatch. Im going to sell some of them, and keep about 4, I think. When big enough, Ill put them in one of my chicken runs so they can roost safely at night. I let the chickens out in the runs during the day, so the keets can hang with them until they learn to fly, then I assume they'll help themselves to the great outdoors. Im hoping if I raise them in a run that they will come back there in the evening to roost, where its safe. If not, well, hopefully they can take care of themselves in the trees.

 

[Jen4]

They are sooo cute!