We are an all natural farm. No sprays, insecticides, etc. They feed in the same pastures as all the other birds. Supplemental feed consists of wild bird feed, starter and layer crumbles and crushed corn. Biggest treat is crushed black sunflower seeds but that is for everone, wildlife, included. Diatomaceous earth is broadcast every 30 days. They are Free-range so they are only fed small portions of this every morning when all the other birds are released from their poultry barn.
Four month old guineas should not yet be getting layer feed. Other than the starter and layer crumbles all the rest of your supplemental feed consists of low protein, high fat foods. As such these should be considered treats and should not make up more than 10% of the total feed that the keets or any poultry are receiving. A diet high in fat and low in protein can cause fat deposits in internal organs which can in turn lead to organ failures for various reasons.
They are Free-range so they only eat small portions of this every morning when all the other birds are released from their poultry barn.
Certainly a possibility. I guess everything is possible with guineas. I'm beginning to think that they actually injure themselves by trying to climb through a field fence instead of flying over it.
Are your birds in a coop? I'm not clear as to how I am to feed the guineas separate when they eat in a community with 300+ other birds. They have several hundred acres of pasture land, hay fields and oak forests to habitat during the day. They come back to the roost at night because that is where they imprinted. As the other fowl are released from their barns in the morning, the guineas join in the feeding. That is why such an assortment of food.
