{no, I haven't named them yet}
Last Thursday, we bought the last 5 lavender guinea keets at Orscheln's and planned to return Saturday morning to pick them up. Sadly, one of the lavenders drowned in the water bowl before our return, so we took one of the pearl gray keets (the brown one). Here's a link to a chart of guinea colors - both the babies and how they look as adults.
The keets hatched early last Monday morning, so they are 6 days old today. After we picked them up yesterday, hubby spent the afternoon building a large brooder for them.
Many thanks, hugs and kisses to my sweet hubby for buying the keets for me, and spending his time (when he's so busy with a million other things, such as our garage) to build their lovely home.
Finally, my first birds!!! :-)
Oh they are so cute. You'll have such fun!
ReplyDeletevickie
Congrats on your first birds. You will love them :) -Tammy
ReplyDeleteAaah, I've always wanted some guineas! Some people down the highway have about a dozen of them that go into the front yard every afternoon, and I always try to stop and look at them (the family probably thinks I'm casing their place!). I looked at the chart - who knew there were so many different colors and names for colors! You're gonna have so much fun, and I look forward to hearing about the antics of your new charges. Good luck with them!
ReplyDeleteThose are just too cute! I am jealous! :) Can't wait to see them grow up, I bet you have less ticks around your farm next year!
ReplyDeleteThey are soooo cute. Why have you chosen Guinea Fowl in stead of chickens? Or will they only make it to Christmas (oh I hope not).
ReplyDelete(These are Guinea Fowl, aren't they? And keets is the name for baby fowl? Or have I lost the plot?)
Those guinea's are cute! I would much rather have guinea's than chickens. They eat snakes and anything that eats snakes is alright by me!
ReplyDeleteGuineas are a different kind of bird for sure. Nothing will happen on your home place without them letting you know about it. They can be a bit noisey but they are a good addition to the farm yard. They are good about letting you know if bad weather is coming as they have tendency to roost inside if the weather is going to turn bad. Most of the time they will roost in the highest tree on the place. I always equated them to the closest thing to a wild bird that likes to hang around humans.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure about what a guinea egg tastes like but I think they are smaller than a chicken egg and are a lot harder to find than chicken eggs as guineas like to nest in the wild similar to a pheasant.
Good luck with your new bird addition
they are very cute.
ReplyDeleteSo cute! You lucky gal, you! They'll be a lot of fun to raise. :)
ReplyDeleteSo are you naming them?
ReplyDeleteHow did a city gal get to know so much about country living? Seriously, I grew up pretty much country but never would have thought about guineas and these look like a wonderful bunch of babies you found. I am amazed at your canning skills and how you adapted to the great country life you have.
ReplyDeleteHow darling! I have been wanting Keets so getting to watch your babies grow will be really cool.
ReplyDeleteLinda
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Congrats and I just love their colour, they're beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteAwe, so cute! I think next year I am going to break down a get a few.
ReplyDeleteHow do you find the time? They look adorable
ReplyDeleteI thought some country star had come to visit.
ReplyDeleteWho knew?
I think I need to start learning some of these farm ways.