Questions about Guineas. Coop is finished! Keets were moved out today.

[Piper1998]

Don't care for my guineas right now; they're aggressive toward my chickens - and that just won't do. However, I haven't seen one tick this year, and usually see quite a few. So maybe the wily creatures are doing their job.

 

[StevenW.]

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They get used to the snow. Keep them cooped up to much and they go stir crazy.

ducklover very nice coops

Guineas like snow?? Last year when it snowed the ducks thought it was going to kill them because they have never seen so much of it before.

 

[StevenW.]

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You must not have done your research then.. Unless the guineas are raised with chickens or particular chickens they won't mind them BUT it does not mean they won't have a little fight every now and then though.
If they haven't been raised with chickens then you got yourself a problem..

 

[froggie71]

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They get used to the snow. Keep them cooped up to much and they go stir crazy.

ducklover very nice coops

Guineas like snow?? Last year when it snowed the ducks thought it was going to kill them because they have never seen so much of it before.

My ducks, geese and guineas didn't mind the snow. The chickens on the other hand......

 

[melroseladi]

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You must not have done your research then.. Unless the guineas are raised with chickens or particular chickens they won't mind them BUT it does not mean they won't have a little fight every now and then though.
If they haven't been raised with chickens then you got yourself a problem..

My guineas were adults when I got them and they were not raised with chickens. When I started adding chicks to my flock I kept them separated until the chicks were about POL and were big enough to hold their own. My chickens chase my guineas and so far I have not had an issue with my guineas going after my chickens. They share a run, coop, and free range.

Here is a pic of my guineas and chickens checking out a black snake that had been thrown out of a tree by a squirrel. The guineas alerted and the chickens came running.

 

[Chicken Junkies]

I'm not really sure about dry hatching Guinea, but I know from experience that they can hatch at 30-35% humidity. I have found several abandoned Guinea nests this year and a couple hens got taken by predators, so I had no idea if the eggs were good or how far along they were in the incubation process. Not having a broody available, I stuck them in an old HovaBator incy. Well, a lot of those keets hatched right on the turner, since I had no idea when to put the eggs in lockdown. Hope that helps answer your question a bit. I don't know if dry hatch will work for you, but I found out that they will hatch at low humidity. FYI, it has been a humid summer here, and I'm sure that helped.

 

[StevenW.]

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That sure did help!

I'm getting an itch to hatch.. Must not turn incubator back on...

 

[StevenW.]

I wonder who nominated me for the Friend Award??

 

[PeepsCA]

I think it's automatic, cuz you post too much

LOL j/k, I dunno but congrats !!!

 

[StevenW.]

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Lol Thanks!