Hey guys! New to guineas. Are these little terrors/escape artists/spawns of satan/sweet-baby-precious-angels big enough to move outside? Not really sure what level of “fully” is meant by fully feathered.
I will admit that I was not truly prepared to deal with this. Don't really have the supplies to do it vet wrap stuff.
Just spent the last 30 minutes trying to hobble a keet and failed.
Any ideas on how to correct this or should I just let nature take it's course.
15 keets hatched
Suggestions, ideas ?
We have had this single guinea bird for several years. Our neighbors moved and left it, so she integrated into our flock of birds. We have chickens, turkeys, and ducks. She has always been mildly petty. Occasionally pecking or pulling on other birds' feathers.
However, this morning, she was viciously attacking my rooster. When I managed to catch her to stop the attack, she had blood all over her beak and face, and he was bleeding from the neck.
I have isolated her for now but wondered if there could be an underlying issue? She's always been somewhat aggressive, but this is her first attempt to actually kill another bird.
TIA
The first is how long can a newly hatched keet stay in the incubator?
The other.
There is a clutch of eggs I let mum sit on. They should be hatching soon. It's the dry season here so now "wild" water. How can I get these keets water.
Don't just say snatch them up, cuz my mum is evil carnate. I tried to get her water before barely got away with my life.
I don't know why folks say their terrible parents cuz mine are tasmanian devils.
Thanks
Exactly what the title says. As the hatching day for our eggs approaches I get more and more anxious and I want to be as prepared as possible. Are there any complications I should look out for during hatching? When the keets hatch should we return them to the mother or should we place them in a brooder or do something completely different? Literally any advice at all would be tremendously helpful and appreciated!