Almost there - a Guinea Fowl egg just about to hatch - I missed the actual hatching ( probably best viewed with the mute button on as the incubator fan is loud.)
https://www.facebook.com/BellecrossHens/videos/1675197112514767/
Faltering steps - 1st day out with the foster hen. The keets in the incubator will join the others with the hen once they are steady on their feet
https://www.facebook.com/BellecrossHens/videos/1675162475851564/
At 8 weeks the Guinea Fowl keets are fully feathered and ready to face the world alone. Having been taught well by their foster hen
https://www.facebook.com/BellecrossHens/videos/1675089262525552/
They are super sweet babies. How easy are they to rear? Pretty hardy?
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Very hardy and independent.Easier to rear with a hen rather than a broody as like all game can be slightly uptight and flighty but I find a hen calms them. She will also teach them to go to roost in a house rather than up the highest tree. As adults they can be noisy.I absolutely love them. They do need a higher protein diet than chicks- game feed or failing that turkey feed. They are great bug eaters and do eat a surprising amount of grass.They grow at an amazing pace.
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Thanks! They look a little like quail chicks - which are basically suicidal - so was wondering how hardy they are. Lovely things!
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