I just wanted to share my new guineas. I have had chickens and ducks for the last month or so and finally was able to find a guinea breeder close to me! I picked up 6 guinea keets (8 total, 2 for a co-worker). I have an idea of colors, but would love to hear what others say. They are a couple weeks old (I cant remember the exact age, I was just in Guinea Overload mode as I had never seen that many keets before!). I did pay a little extra to get these little bit older keets. I figure it was worth the extra dollar to get a little bit older keets.
They are currently in the "brooder" in the garage under heat lamp of 90F. I found a feed store that had medicated Turkey Starter 26% protein (highest protein I could find) and they have already been pigging out! Added some electrolytes to their luke warm water with marbles in the bottom. They seem to be settling in quite well. My co-worker didnt have a preference on color, so I still havent decided which ones he will get.
Here are the pictures! Please correct me if I am wrong on the colors. I have been trying to do my research prior to purchasing guineas, but still not confident on my ability to identify colors in young keets.
One of the Pearl Greys (the largest of them all)
I have two keets who have this color and pattern. Pied Royal Purple? I feel confident on it being a pied, not sure on the royal purple. The head pattern doesnt look like at Pied Pearl Grey. Opinions?
This is the other largest keet. Maybe a Buff?
Lastly, a white?
They are currently in the "brooder" in the garage under heat lamp of 90F. I found a feed store that had medicated Turkey Starter 26% protein (highest protein I could find) and they have already been pigging out! Added some electrolytes to their luke warm water with marbles in the bottom. They seem to be settling in quite well. My co-worker didnt have a preference on color, so I still havent decided which ones he will get.
Here are the pictures! Please correct me if I am wrong on the colors. I have been trying to do my research prior to purchasing guineas, but still not confident on my ability to identify colors in young keets.
One of the Pearl Greys (the largest of them all)
I have two keets who have this color and pattern. Pied Royal Purple? I feel confident on it being a pied, not sure on the royal purple. The head pattern doesnt look like at Pied Pearl Grey. Opinions?
This is the other largest keet. Maybe a Buff?
Lastly, a white?