What age can Guinea keets go outside?

around 3 weeks
When they are around 3 weeks of age, they can begin to go outside into their safe enclosure. You will want to train them, acclimating to their coop as “home” as quickly as possible to keep them from attempting to roost in trees at night.

How long do guinea fowl need heat lamp?

Baby Guineas require a brooder temperature of approximately 95 degrees for the first week, dropping approximately 5 degrees every 3 days or so until the end of the brooding period.

How long is the brooding period for Guinea keets?

26 to 28 days
They can be kept four to five years in small farm flocks. In such flocks, hens usually lay about 30 eggs and then go broody. The incubation period for guinea eggs is 26 to 28 days, similar to the incubation period for turkeys. If available, broody chickens can be used to hatch guinea eggs.

What temperature should Guinea keets be kept at?

For the first week, the keets need to be kept at a constant 95 degrees Fahrenheit. Each week after the first week, you should lower the temperature by five additional degrees. So, the brooder should be 90 degrees in the second week, 85 degrees in the third week, and so on until the brooder reaches ambient temperature.

Can a guinea fowl mate with a chicken?

When confined together, chickens and guineas will interbreed on occasion, and sometimes the result is a fertile egg. Survival rate in these hybrids is higher if they are more like the guinea parent (in which case the incubation period is 25-26 days).

Do Guinea fowl need a coop?

Guinea fowl do need shelter but it does not necessarily have to be a coop. Being from the same family as pheasants and turkeys they prefer to roost in the trees but in order to keep them around and find the eggs easily you really need to provide them with housing and train them in it’s use.

Can Guinea fowl breed with chickens?

Guinea Hybrids When confined together, chickens and guineas will interbreed on occasion, and sometimes the result is a fertile egg. Survival rate in these hybrids is higher if they are more like the guinea parent (in which case the incubation period is 25-26 days).

When to turn off heat on guinea fowl keets?

Both chicks and guinea fowl keets require heat for about the first 6 weeks after hatching and then the heat can usually be turned off after 6-8 weeks depending on the conditions where the brooder is located and the number of birds in the brooder.

What should the temperature be in a Guinea Keet brooder?

You should pay attention to the temperature of the brooder. In their first week, guinea fowl keets need a brooder temperature of 95°F. You should decrease the temperature of the brooder weekly (i.e. until you take them outside) by 5°F. Are you worried that you are providing too much or not providing enough temperature?

How often should you change the temperature of a guinea fowl?

Every three days, drop the temperature by 5 degrees. You can do this by raising the heat lamp a little higher. If the chicks are cold, they will huddle right under the heat lamp and if they are too warm, they will crowd in the corner farthest from the heat lamp. Guinea babies must be kept warm and dry.

When to let a guinea fowl out of the brooder?

Guinea fowl keets grow especially quickly over the first two weeks and it might be tempting to let them out of the brooder sooner than it is recommended. Generally speaking Guinea fowl keets should remain inside the brooder for the first six weeks of their lives, but feel free to give them excursions to your living room, bathroom or backyard.