Rural Gardening: Raising Keets (baby guineas), 1 by TamaraFaye

TamaraFaye wrote:
The end of August, we got two keets, 3 and 5 days old. that is all that hatched for my neighbor. she wouldn't part with any older ones from a previous hatch!!!

silly me, just THIS MORNING remembered to start taking pictures. They are sooo cute.

3 -5 times a day we hand feed them moths, grasshoppers, locusts, hornworms, weed seeds, etc. They are on a 28% protein starter, and have their "momma" chicken who hatched them. She will go back to the owner next week, they are almost fully feathered and don't fit under the poor little bantam hen anymore anyhow LOL

these are so much fun that i am trying to squeeze out some funds to get four more. Guineas are not expensive if you get them locally, but the shipping is HIGH no joke.

Here is a photo of my seven year old son, holding the older one, which we think is male (will know in another week or so when he "finds his voice"). Currently they are named "Mr. & Mrs. Grin", (It's a Peter Pan thing, lonnnnng story) subject to change when we find out which sex they are LOL

We don't know much, but have rec'd help (thank you) from this forum, and a guinea fowl message board, and a book from the library.

Sam & Mr. Grin....