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by KimChick
Wed Jun 15, 2022 9:57 pm
Forum: Behaviour
Topic: guinea fowl laying and brooding habits
Replies: 17
Views: 12581

Re: guinea fowl laying and brooding habits

As the saying goes, "...and that was that".... sort of. By my count, this was Day 38 since the hens started sitting on the eggs. At around 8 pm tonight, I went to the barn, shooed the hen off the nest, and candled the eggs. There was no sign of life in all 36 eggs, so I took them away. Then the hen ...
by KimChick
Sun Jun 12, 2022 2:19 pm
Forum: Behaviour
Topic: guinea fowl laying and brooding habits
Replies: 17
Views: 12581

Re: guinea fowl laying and brooding habits

Here are a couple of photos taken early on. The hens started laying their eggs in the barn after unsuccessfully making a nest outside in the field. The chickens did not bother them as far as I could tell. When the hens were on the nest, there was always a male guinea in the barn with them. eggs-2.jp...
by KimChick
Sat Jun 11, 2022 8:59 pm
Forum: Behaviour
Topic: guinea fowl laying and brooding habits
Replies: 17
Views: 12581

Re: guinea fowl laying and brooding habits

Killerbunny - keeping in mind this is just my own experience with brooding guinea fowl. By my count, today is Day 29 or so since the guinea hens started sitting on the eggs. When I went into the barn at around 5:30 to set out food for the chickens, and gather eggs, there was no guinea hen on the eg...
by KimChick
Sat Jun 11, 2022 4:24 pm
Forum: Gardening
Topic: 2022 is the Year of the Garden in Canada
Replies: 25
Views: 12612

Re: 2022 is the Year of the Garden in Canada

The deer ate a couple of my potted tuberous begonias. I was thinking there is enough to eat out there; leave my plants alone.
by KimChick
Sat Jun 11, 2022 4:21 pm
Forum: Behaviour
Topic: guinea fowl laying and brooding habits
Replies: 17
Views: 12581

Re: guinea fowl laying and brooding habits

Here is the keet enclosure. Too bad the heat lamp always makes a red photo.
by KimChick
Sat Jun 11, 2022 4:18 pm
Forum: Around the Waterer
Topic: Time to Grab the Camera
Replies: 6
Views: 2224

Time to Grab the Camera

Today, DH found a surprise in the grass.... because he nearly stepped on it as he was headed to the vehicle he needed to use.
by KimChick
Sat Jun 11, 2022 2:50 pm
Forum: Behaviour
Topic: guinea fowl laying and brooding habits
Replies: 17
Views: 12581

Re: guinea fowl laying and brooding habits

So far, we have counted 6 hatches - 3 live and 3 were found dead (2 of which did not look dried off but were away from the nest). That is why, from now on, we will be grabbing any fluffy keet we see and putting it with the other keets. DH made a circular enclosure that is in the big brooder so the l...
by KimChick
Thu Jun 09, 2022 10:27 am
Forum: Behaviour
Topic: guinea fowl laying and brooding habits
Replies: 17
Views: 12581

Re: guinea fowl laying and brooding habits

This morning, there was another keet that had hatched and is sitting by the heat lamp, with a few unhatched eggs, away from the guinea hen.
We'll most likely grab it and put it with the other one, in the small enclosure, in the large brooder with the week old chicken chicks.
by KimChick
Wed Jun 08, 2022 2:06 pm
Forum: Behaviour
Topic: guinea fowl laying and brooding habits
Replies: 17
Views: 12581

Re: guinea fowl laying and brooding habits

Interesting development: 1. I saw a keet peek out from under a hen; 2. When I went to gather eggs from the nesting boxes above the guinea nest, I noticed 2 dead keets and removed them; 3. DH installed a heat lamp very near the nest, and directed toward the eggs; 4. We witnessed a keet go out from un...
by KimChick
Wed Jun 08, 2022 10:49 am
Forum: Behaviour
Topic: guinea fowl laying and brooding habits
Replies: 17
Views: 12581

Re: guinea fowl laying and brooding habits

This morning, out in the barn, there was a broken guinea fowl egg out of the nest. When my hand went down to pick it up, I got a guinea hen growl. I do believe there is some success, so far, with the broody guinea hens.

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