We've got some magic happening in the land of the birds this summer.  My 4yo red Ameracauna has been a great broody hen over the years.  I'm beyond thrilled to see her back in her element this year... mothering 4 guinea keets that I got from Margie and Tina.  The interesting part is that 3 years ago this hen hatched a nest of 14 guinea eggs and raised them as well.  She must have liked being a guinea mama to adopt this batch of adolescents, who were already being fathered by our resident guinea cock.  He hadn't any of his own species here for quite awhile... it was really fun to see him take charge of these guys.  And now that the hen has stepped in, they are quite the inseparable family.  On a separate but related note, here is one of my older dark cornish hens who has adopted our Freedom Ranger meat chicks of various ages.  Fun.