Re: Guineas
Posted by: smarties <smarties@...>
This probably isn't going to be much help, but a farmer near me never lets his
guinea hens hatch out their own eggs, he always has a banty hen do it. That way
they learn to roost in the chicken house, and not the trees. Something maybe to
keep in mind for next time.
TTFN
Jacqui
----- Original Message -----
From: "Duane and Julie Banks" <dabanks@harbornet.net>
To: <homesteadheaven@weloveGod.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2001 7:37 PM
Subject: [HomeSteadHeaven] Guineas
Hi everyone, hope everyone is having a blessed Sunday!
Ok, here is a question for all you guinea owners out there...
Mrs. Guinea's nest is full of hatched babies FINALLY! What do we do now??? Of
course as guineas do, she is out in the woods (we found her and her nest and
have been watching and waiting for the last many many days). If we leave her
with the babies, they might get attacked by either the barn cats, or by fox,
etc. They might get wet which is deadly to baby guinea keets. If we take away
the babies she is going to be very very angry I am sure. We could raise them in
the coop like we did the chicks we had, no problem. Would she start laying again
right away with winter right around the corner?? If we left the babies with
her, how long till she brings them out into the open? I do hope some of you have
had experience with this. She has at least 25 keets in there. We would love to
have them all survive. My goodness, they are soo cute! Hard to imagine how
something that cute can get that ugly head on it as it grows up!!!! 🙂 ANY
help would be soo much appreciated. I have looked for info online and everything
I read says to take the EGGS away and incubate them because if they stay with
mama they most likely won't make it. Too late for that and I would rather she
raised them herself. Thanks and God bless everyone! Julie