Splay Leg Repair
Splay Leg is a deformity of a keet’s legs, in which their feet point to the side instead of forward. This makes standing and walking difficult or impossible. Splay leg can be permanent if not corrected. Here is a treatment method for repairing splayed legs in young keets that has worked for several of our […]
Obtaining and Choosing Guinea Fowl Hatching Eggs
You can obtain hatching eggs from: Your own flock or a friend or neighbor’s flock of males and females – Without males the eggs will not be fertile. Having males is not an assurance, but an all female flock will not produce any fertile eggs. (They will still lay eggs, however.) Local feed stores and […]
Colour Genetics of Guinea Fowl
The genetics of guinea fowl colouring has not yet been researched thoroughly enough for me to make any definite statements here. All of the following information is based on what little reference material I have been able to find, interpreted through a combination of my knowledge of peafowl genetics and several educated guesses. If anyone […]
Can a Cracked Egg be Repaired?
Cracked eggs should not be incubated because they cannot retain the needed moisture and because that portion of the eggshell will not have the permeability needed for the developing embryo. Eggs with a section of the shell that is not permeable will often produce deformed keets. Tiny or thin cracks, especially ones that occur later […]
