Waiting….

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

I was hoping since the guinea farm is only 5hrs or so from my house that they’d arrive today. It’s 9am and no call from the post office, so I guess they will be here tomorrow. Tracking still shows Cedar Rapids IA.
Im so anxious I hardly got any sleep last night I have everything setup and ready for when the littles arrive.

Arrive soon, little keets!!!

 

[Sydney65]

Haha Yep!

I just read an article about chicken chicks and giving them toys. I have a pop up mesh playpen - hence waterproof pad-it closes on top. I might put some tunnels and pathways in it, different surfaces. Heh, if it's good enough for a chicken-
Everyone else got to go outside during the summer but I don't think we're going to warm up like that again. The strength difference between the brooders and Nama's wild brood is notable

 

[My2butterflies]

I just read an article about chicken chicks and giving them toys. I have a pop up mesh playpen - hence waterproof pad-it closes on top. I might put some tunnels and pathways in it, different surfaces. Heh, if it's good enough for a chicken-
Everyone else got to go outside during the summer but I don't think we're going to warm up like that again. The strength difference between the brooders and Nama's wild brood is notable

Haha! Sounds like a fun time for the little ones

My last tracking update just before midnight put the keets in St. Paul
Anxiously awaiting my call from the post office

 

[My2butterflies]

I got my call just before 7am. I could hear my babies screaming the moment I opened the post office door. I could hear the post lady say “thank goodness” when I said I was there to pick up the keets
She said she thought an alarm was going off when she came into work this morning
They are slowly settling down, but I’m sure we will have calling going on all day as they adjust to their new surroundings.
The guineas outside have been coming to the sunroom window and calling out to the new babies. I’m sure everyone is wondering who all I have in the house
In box picture

Now I’ll number each keet along with my best guess on what color it is. Please correct me if I get it wrong. No one was color coded.
invoice says there are 5 coral blue, 5 chocolate, 5 buff, 3 sky blue, and 2 opaline. There were 21 keets in the box and I suspect there are three opaline, not just two.
1. Chocolate

2. Chocolate

3.chocolate

4. Chocolate

5. Chocolate

6. Coral blue

7. Coral blue

8. Coral blue

9. Coral blue

10. Coral blue

11. Buff

12. Buff

13. Buff

14. Buff

15. Buff

16. Sky blue

17. Sky blue

18. Sky blue

19. Opaline

20. Opaline

21. Opaline

Hopefully I got that all right. Haha.

 

[Sydney65]

I got my call just before 7am. I could hear my babies screaming the moment I opened the post office door. I could hear the post lady say “thank goodness” when I said I was there to pick up the keets
She said she thought an alarm was going off when she came into work this morning
They are slowly settling down, but I’m sure we will have calling going on all day as they adjust to their new surroundings.
The guineas outside have been coming to the sunroom window and calling out to the new babies. I’m sure everyone is wondering who all I have in the house
In box picture
View attachment 2851034
Now I’ll number each keet along with my best guess on what color it is. Please correct me if I get it wrong. No one was color coded.
invoice says there are 5 coral blue, 5 chocolate, 5 buff, 3 sky blue, and 2 opaline. There were 21 keets in the box and I suspect there are three opaline, not just two.
1. Chocolate View attachment 2851035
2. Chocolate View attachment 2851036
3.chocolate View attachment 2851037
4. Chocolate View attachment 2851038
5. Chocolate View attachment 2851039
6. Coral blue View attachment 2851040
7. Coral blue View attachment 2851041
8. Coral blue View attachment 2851042
9. Coral blue View attachment 2851043
10. Coral blue View attachment 2851044
11. BuffView attachment 2851045
12. BuffView attachment 2851046
13. BuffView attachment 2851047
14. BuffView attachment 2851048
15. BuffView attachment 2851049
16. Sky blueView attachment 2851050
17. Sky blueView attachment 2851051
18. Sky blueView attachment 2851052
19. Opaline View attachment 2851053
20. Opaline View attachment 2851054
21. Opaline View attachment 2851055
Hopefully I got that all right. Haha.

Oh my goodness ! You'll have to make this a diary thread to add pics so we can watch as they grow!

 

[R2elk]

I got my call just before 7am. I could hear my babies screaming the moment I opened the post office door. I could hear the post lady say “thank goodness” when I said I was there to pick up the keets
She said she thought an alarm was going off when she came into work this morning
They are slowly settling down, but I’m sure we will have calling going on all day as they adjust to their new surroundings.
The guineas outside have been coming to the sunroom window and calling out to the new babies. I’m sure everyone is wondering who all I have in the house
In box picture
View attachment 2851034
Now I’ll number each keet along with my best guess on what color it is. Please correct me if I get it wrong. No one was color coded.
invoice says there are 5 coral blue, 5 chocolate, 5 buff, 3 sky blue, and 2 opaline. There were 21 keets in the box and I suspect there are three opaline, not just two.
1. Chocolate View attachment 2851035
2. Chocolate View attachment 2851036
3.chocolate View attachment 2851037
4. Chocolate View attachment 2851038
5. Chocolate View attachment 2851039
6. Coral blue View attachment 2851040
7. Coral blue View attachment 2851041
8. Coral blue View attachment 2851042
9. Coral blue View attachment 2851043
10. Coral blue View attachment 2851044
11. BuffView attachment 2851045
12. BuffView attachment 2851046
13. BuffView attachment 2851047
14. BuffView attachment 2851048
15. BuffView attachment 2851049
16. Sky blueView attachment 2851050
17. Sky blueView attachment 2851051
18. Sky blueView attachment 2851052
19. Opaline View attachment 2851053
20. Opaline View attachment 2851054
21. Opaline View attachment 2851055
Hopefully I got that all right. Haha.

I think your last one is a male buff. It is claimed the buffs can be sexed at hatch once dry. If you have buffs that are darker than the others, they should be females.

 

[R2elk]

Oh my goodness ! You'll have to make this a diary thread to add pics so we can watch as they grow!

Addict!

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

I got my call just before 7am. I could hear my babies screaming the moment I opened the post office door. I could hear the post lady say “thank goodness” when I said I was there to pick up the keets
She said she thought an alarm was going off when she came into work this morning
They are slowly settling down, but I’m sure we will have calling going on all day as they adjust to their new surroundings.
The guineas outside have been coming to the sunroom window and calling out to the new babies. I’m sure everyone is wondering who all I have in the house
In box picture
View attachment 2851034
Now I’ll number each keet along with my best guess on what color it is. Please correct me if I get it wrong. No one was color coded.
invoice says there are 5 coral blue, 5 chocolate, 5 buff, 3 sky blue, and 2 opaline. There were 21 keets in the box and I suspect there are three opaline, not just two.
1. Chocolate View attachment 2851035
2. Chocolate View attachment 2851036
3.chocolate View attachment 2851037
4. Chocolate View attachment 2851038
5. Chocolate View attachment 2851039
6. Coral blue View attachment 2851040
7. Coral blue View attachment 2851041
8. Coral blue View attachment 2851042
9. Coral blue View attachment 2851043
10. Coral blue View attachment 2851044
11. BuffView attachment 2851045
12. BuffView attachment 2851046
13. BuffView attachment 2851047
14. BuffView attachment 2851048
15. BuffView attachment 2851049
16. Sky blueView attachment 2851050
17. Sky blueView attachment 2851051
18. Sky blueView attachment 2851052
19. Opaline View attachment 2851053
20. Opaline View attachment 2851054
21. Opaline View attachment 2851055
Hopefully I got that all right. Haha.

Gorgeous!!!! Several of them, like opaline and sky blue, have darker and more distinct patterns than I expected from pictures I’ve looked at, but your IDs seem right on to me! Congratulations on your beautiful new babies!!!

 

[Sydney65]

Addict!

Lol..yeah....

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

Oh my goodness ! You'll have to make this a diary thread to add pics so we can watch as they grow!

YES!!! I second that!