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Firstly I am not sure how to change title as I wrote 2 weeks old and they are actually 1 week.
Hi all, I have recently got 5, 5 week old keets and 5, 1 week old keets. I have lost my adult ones over a year or 2 due to cars on rd. I am on 35 acres and I am looking at pinioning the 2 week olds as I think the others are likely to old to be done so will have to keep them in large net covered yard.
I have never pinioned before and I am thinking doing one today and seeing how it goes and do others tomorrow if that one is ok. Does anyone here do this? I do know it's better when first born but I have just got them and would prefer to keep them in yard so they can free range and not want to get over 6ft fence to rd but want to stay in paddocks even. Do I dip wing in corn flour after clipping ? Or just put straight back in brooder? Would appreciate help on doing this and not negativity. I wish to learn. I have 5 guinea eggs under a hen so will do those keets almost immediately after hatch. But need to learn properly. I dont want to lose these young keets.
Hi all, I have recently got 5, 5 week old keets and 5, 1 week old keets. I have lost my adult ones over a year or 2 due to cars on rd. I am on 35 acres and I am looking at pinioning the 2 week olds as I think the others are likely to old to be done so will have to keep them in large net covered yard.
I have never pinioned before and I am thinking doing one today and seeing how it goes and do others tomorrow if that one is ok. Does anyone here do this? I do know it's better when first born but I have just got them and would prefer to keep them in yard so they can free range and not want to get over 6ft fence to rd but want to stay in paddocks even. Do I dip wing in corn flour after clipping ? Or just put straight back in brooder? Would appreciate help on doing this and not negativity. I wish to learn. I have 5 guinea eggs under a hen so will do those keets almost immediately after hatch. But need to learn properly. I dont want to lose these young keets.
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