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The aurora borealis must have been awesome to see. We wanted to sit up and watch for it but after waiting for an hour we got tired and went to bed. Those are good pictures of it. :old

Guineas can be VERY loud and they will wonder a long ways. Mine cover the surrounding 30+ acres. They also get on the road even tho our house sits a long way from it. Fortunately they haven't been run over yet. My neighbors don't complain since the guineas also keep their property free from...

Male guineas usually make good dads for keets, even if they aren't the father. I think your male wants to help raise the keets. I have one male who was involved in the care of most of the keets hatched by the guinea hens. Even if the hen wasn't his mate. He stayed with them and helped integrate...

Keets can make 2 syllable sounds but they are not the 'buckwheat sound' that an older young guinea can make. Females are usually at least 5 to 6 weeks old before they make the female sound. I was confused like you are several years ago by a 3 week old keet making a 2 syllable sound. I was...

I want my little guineas to be almost adult size before letting them free range. Around 3 months old. Your young guineas are too small right now and at this stage in their life they are afraid of everything. They need to be broken in to free ranging gradually. I would recommend going to the...

My guineas and chickens live together in a large henhouse. But there are occasional conflicts. Guineas rule! They can be very bossy to the chickens. If your coop is large enough where the chickens can get away from the guineas they can co-exist okay. All my birds free range thru the day. The...

Beautiful pictures. Looks like you got a bit of snow. We have about 5 " on the ground and a lot of snow in the air. Melting fast tho.

When my rooster had a painful frozen comb I read that I could put 0ne aspirin in a gallon of water to help with the pain. It seemed to help. :idunno

I only use All Flock for my chickens and guineas. Roosters and male guineas should not have layer mix because the extra calcium can cause leg problems in males. I keep oyster shell handy for the females. :old

The Australorp roosters I have had over the years have all been good nature d and easy keepers. With 11 hens you shouldn't have a problem with over breeding. If he is really young (under 6 months) some of the hens may boss him at first. But once they accept him he should fit into the flock...

The humidity may have been a little high. Around 65% is usually the best, But it also can have something to do with the health and nutrition of the hen and rooster. I'm so sorry you lost the chicks. I know how devastating it can be. :(

I think March is a little early For trying to start anything In a greenhouse unless there is some kind of heat in it at night. Last year's calendar showed that we had 10 degrees in the middle of April. We will usually start radishes and cabbages late in April and we will put tomatoes in there...

I have 4 old chickens that are between the ages of 10 to 13. And 25 younger ones from 1 to 8. Chickens will live a long time if they are well fed and protected. My chickens free range thru the day but are always confined at night. :old

We had a balmy 30 degrees and sunshine today in Buffalo. No snow. Somehow the snow was all around us but not here. :wee

My 2 roosters were named King James and Prince Phillip p.s. King James ended up beheaded :lau:old

Guineas are experts at wasting feed no matter what you use! :confused: I've tried the self-filling container like you have. I've also tried hanging feeders and that makes it worse. Right now I have one of the large dog bowls with a heavy rock in it. It is set up on bricks at their chest heights...

They are fully feathered and shouldn't need heat. They are probably just scared in a new environment. But even my older birds enjoy little heat when it is cold. :)

I have always loved the Australopes! You have one of the best. :wee

We have some pretty bitter and long winters here in Wyoming with lots of snow. Our guineas survive because they have enclosed shelters with plenty of feed and water. If you don't plan on caring for the guineas properly it would be animal cruelty to just turn them loose. They are very unlikely to...

Do not do it! It's not fair to the guineas who are almost blind at night. You will just be feeding the wildlife. :old