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Author: | duckie [ Sun Mar 02, 2014 10:11 am ] |
Post subject: | Keets walked in |
My neighbour had 2 keets just stray in. He asked me if I lost any and he googled them and saw that they looked like keets. They are quite young and a light silver grey colour. He doesn't keep birds of any kind and asked me if I would take them on. Me being the softy that I am now have 2 keets to look after. Along with chooks, ducks, geese, parrots, a cat and 2 dogs. I have had adult fowl but when I let them out to free range with my chooks after 3 weeks or so locked up, they took off never to be seen again. I paid $18 each for them. Not happy about the money but what could I do. Poof...gone. Any way, I googled what to feed them. I am not sure about the age but couldn't be more than 8wks old..if that. I don't know anything about them. Do I feed them Turkey crumble? Do I keep them inside at night to keep them warm and safe? Any help would be appreciated. I don't have any feed for them until tomorrow. What can I feed them today. No one is open. Thanks in advance. I will post a photo of them today. |
Author: | NightMare [ Sun Mar 02, 2014 1:29 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Keets walked in |
duckie wrote: Do I feed them Turkey crumble? If you think they are under 6 weeks feed them turkey starter, if over that then turkey crumbles good or a good cracked grain is better duckie wrote: Do I keep them inside at night to keep them warm and safe? Yes I would if they are small duckie wrote: Any help would be appreciated. I don't have any feed for them until tomorrow. What can I feed them today. No one is open. Thanks in advance. I will post a photo of them today. Do you have any small seed like budgie? if not do you have a chook scratch mix? |
Author: | duckie [ Sun Mar 02, 2014 3:37 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Keets walked in |
I have cockatiel seed and chook mixed grain. I might mix the two and see how they go. |
Author: | duckie [ Sun Mar 02, 2014 5:45 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Keets walked in |
Well we can all have a laugh on this twit of a woman. I have never seen a Keet live before so I didn't know what this bird was. My neighbour said they had the same shape of a Keet and therefore thought they were it. I had a good look at them after my coffee and my eyes were opened properly and guess what !!! They are what looks like silver king quail. I suppose they could be called a queet ? |
Author: | CinnGuinea [ Mon Mar 03, 2014 8:50 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Keets walked in |
thats great, funny but great and yes I love the name "queets" with the queets |
Author: | PeepGuineafowl [ Mon Mar 03, 2014 5:18 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Keets walked in |
Well they do look similar so an easy mistake How are they doing? |
Author: | duckie [ Mon Mar 03, 2014 9:00 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Keets walked in |
Iv'e put them into the aviary. I was such an idiot, I used to breed quail a few years ago. They were jap quail. I put them in the aviary too. Did well with them. Well now I have 2 Queets and I have to find out what the sex is. If I hear one crow then I will know....I guess. |
Author: | guineafowl [ Wed Mar 05, 2014 11:04 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Keets walked in |
with your Queets |
Author: | bimba [ Wed Mar 19, 2014 7:51 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Keets walked in |
How are the "queets" going? |
Author: | duckie [ Wed Mar 19, 2014 11:21 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Keets walked in |
Doing well. They roost up high on the perch and they have a good appetite. I wish I could work this camera and Picasa out. I want to put some pics on here and I need to (want to) find out what the Queets are. I thought they were silver kings but they are taller and have a longer neck. The colour and shape is the same and they are relatively quiet. |
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