Update on Grounder .. He went to see his doctor and he was a very good boy. But his wing is swollen, bruised, broken and lacerations that are already healing. We tried to wrap his wing but it took him only 2 seconds to get it off. His doctor said his wing should heal pretty fast and since he...
Unfortunate event. Saturday was very windy, Grounder & Jazzy were in their outdoor run when a blast of wind flipped their run and send a cinder block smashing down on Grounders wing. He was pinned down by the tip of his wing. He feels swollen and I am not sure if its broken. Tuesday (tomorrow)...
thanks for your story, I assisted one of my guinea keets out of her shell.. She was splay leg and for 3 weeks I taped her legs..they never were straight and I made the choice to have her put to sleep.
You are correct. They seriously do what ever they want.. Tonight my 5 adult guineas are with my young guineas in the coop and no one sleeping on the barn rafters.
Moved them out of their brooder nest into this indoor coop to grow out more. Kinda cold? Temp is reading 57°F .. They do have their two nesting warm plates.
Good to know! My oldest birds are only 1 year old.. I mentioned that they sleep on the rafters in the barn, but because I said so.. One of the adults is in the coop tonight 😂 with the young guineas. I do have an alternative on the birds getting in but it is inside the barn and also a window they...
I was once told that my guineas would not go in and out through a shoulder high window.. Well, they do! Every morning every night!! They usually fly out the window and at night they hop up the guinea ladder. I did train them from the moment they went outside to "go to bed" at night. They have a...
Hatch rate 8/8.. Had 2 keets and an egg in the incubator when I went to sleep last night. I also had my barn cat inside becasue she was super late to get home and I didnt want to leave her outside (she recently recovered from a nasty fall ?maybe? something that left her vertigo all out of wack)...
Hardest part about incubating during the fall is the humidity. I had to check humidity 3x a day and add water .. All my other hatches had the convenience of humidity in the air and I didnt have to deal with it so much.