I have a chicken hen who raised 4 keets last year with one chicken chick. This year she has 6 keets- 2 I raised for 2 weeks in the house til she hatched out her own chicks- she has about 25 chicks and her 6 keets. They are great- last year's all come home and nest in the barn. And while I have...
I am happy with mine every day, and moreso now that my chicken raised keets (whose leader they decided for whatever reason, is my black showgirl rooster) have adopted their younger raised by me keets- all are sweet. I love that they chase the Silkie and NN around and listen to them when they...
Eggs what we have a lot of, so eggs are what they get as a treat and extra. Raw, hard cooked, scrambled, omelettes, whatever. They also like cheese. No one has a perfect food for guineas as they are from Africa, and we are not. So I'm doing my best.
I live in Canada, Chewy isn't an option. Nor is finding another feed supplier as there are only 2 in total, both make the same % feed. If it could be found I'd have found it.
Egg's a perfect food, and how I keep everyone tame, plus it has oodles of protein that Guineas need. I lost 2 to them to not getting enough protein, so that has saved them- the Game Bird Flight Conditioner is only 19% and meat builder's 18%- there's nothing with higher protein available here in...
Dogfood is just a treat, whatever the dogs leave at supper, I put some cooked egg in and feed it as a treat to the chickens before they go to bed. The Guineas get Game Bird and Meat builder (high protein) feed. I'm not completely a moron, I did do research- there's not a whole lot out there...
R2elk, a question from this newbie.
Of my 4 older keets (Born in June) two have quite a bit more wattles than the others, all the same age within a day, one is quite small in comparison and only hangs out with the chicken chick (a cockerel) and I'm pretty sure the second littlest one is a female...
Thank you, apparently I didn't research enough- I figured we've got through 9 and 11 years of the same geese, and raised goslings- they are still imprinted and follow us and are reasonably kind to chickens- so guinea? Oh, we'll be fine, the neighbours don't look after theirs at all, and they...
Oh lord, I am raising Guinea and while I'm an expert on most other poultry, guinea aren't my wheelhouse. So, a chicken hen hatched and raised 4, in my big barn. They are tame and chicken like in every way except sound. Then my husband brought home 5 more of their younger siblings, so I have 4...
I'd only revise my opinion if the breast turned black or dark- that is a male colour- but she looks all female to me.
Wow- the crest is male-ish the way it flows now...she may become really poufy though. There's no wattles, right?
Toast is very female, and Blondie is a female colour- shes a partridge or blue partridge hen. I think more blue partridge. Here's a bantam game hen- same colour as your girl.
I've kept both, and have Seramas still, you can still hear them and know you are hearing a rooster. If I were trying to keep chickens in town though, I'd go with Seramas. Because cuter than heck and great parents.
Dad's kids here- well, Mom's broody for 2 weeks and he's still taking the chicks...