Guineas obviously don't like the snow... They are evaluating in twos and threes whether to venture out. Some of the second coop have come out since part of the run is protected by a shower curtain and has no snow.
As I thought, all chooks piled out of the coop and then came to a stop at the door to the outside snowy world. Most have wandered out eventually and are eating.
One of the water buckets already started to freeze over again, so need to make sure to break that ice often for them.
Letting those guineas out isn't all that easy. They rubber neck and think the outside is dangerous. Well, it is, but it's also where they are eventually supposed to be :) We'll work on that.
I know personal hygiene is important to chickens too. Dustbathing is their method of choice. But everyone - in the run??? This seems extreme when they have the whole backyard available - and it hasn't rained in a few days, so the ground is dry.
The guineas certainly are developing the different colors I orderd from the guinea farm in Iowa earlier this year. They are noisy, but at least those telling me to "go back" are females - and I have a few of those. Due to being away a few times in the past couple of months and needing to gauge hunting season (someone bought the wetlands bordering my property as hunting territory), I haven't let them out yet. But I sure need to start doing that so they can do guinea things :)
It's a great day to dustbathe - sunny and warm. But girrrrrls you should know there's a whole backyard for that... I know, I know you prefer to make holes in teh coop run.
Those lil ones are sure hungry and thirsty :) And of course darn cute. Lil fluff balls.
All quail chicks are chipper, up and awke this am. They made good work on the feed for sure. I'm almost questioning whether I should have gotten a 50lbs bag instead of the 10lbs. We'll see how it goes. They only need starter for a few weeks, not the 16 like for baby chickens. Sexual maturity for quail is reached at 6 - 8 weeks. Some can be feather sexed. Determining the sex of others is non-invasiive and very easy to do.
The lil ones are in their new home - the first few have found the water and feed. I kept them inside o/n since some stragglers hatched late yesterday. This morning everybody was dry.
I put the lid back on just in case someone else decides to join. Those lil ones are real kamikazi fighters. As soon as the lid came off they tryed to throw themselves over the side. Lol. I counted 31, but not absolutely sure since I like scooped up two or three at a time. Those little fluffbals are just so tiny and fast.
Some more hatched o/n and this morning. Busu busy incubator...
Those lil ones are so fast - and of course darn cute, but also tiny. Jetson, my cat, has been giving me the side eye whenever I go to check on them as he's not allowed behind that closed door. They are not new toys for him for sure.
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