Just wanted to say that I bought 6 keets 3 wks back, one passed, but the other 5 are great and about 7-8 wks (4-5 wks when bought). Yesterday my 5 yr old gave them some salad per my request but apparently left their door partially open. Needless to say I see 5 football sized babies roaming my front yard finally settling in my flower garden turned raspberry, oak, maple garden they stayed there for the couple hrs it was before dusk and I did allow this as I couldn't see scaring n chasing them needlessly when my dogs were in and they were absolutely happy the 20 ft from their pen, staying put n chowing! I know they will venture if I let them and I think they are to young to start roaming on their own?? Anyhow the point was that right around 730 pm (in nw MN) hubby n I were out on upper deck and all of a sudden a guinea flys and proceeds to sit on my husbands work truck staring at me then the pen! Total shock as I really didn't notice that they had moved and boy did they! I went up and found them waiting at corner of the house waiting it seems for the ok to come home!!! LMAO! mind you that this is all w/in my front n side yard. So I decided to refil their water and get their nightly feeding and slowly herd them "home". They didn't need the herding at all, just everyone to back up n watch as they waddled their little flock back home! It was so cool, as I'm a never before owner and was worried about this training and ranging and searching and chasing I keep reading about!
I hope it lasts but at their age, am I right to be concerned w their roaming right now?
Thx and GREAT SITE!!!
I hope it lasts but at their age, am I right to be concerned w their roaming right now?
Thx and GREAT SITE!!!