newtoguineafowl
In the Brooder
- Jan 30, 2023
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Hi all! Just want to thank everyone because this forum has been hugely helpful giving me the knowledge and courage to get guinea fowl.
Question: Has anyone had luck breeding guinea fowl that are not free range?
To keep this as short as I can, I want to free range guinea fowl on my farm because we have a tick problem. I tried to get keets but couldn’t find any in my area, so I bought 4 female and 2 male guinea fowl of 7 months from a distributor four months ago. I’ve tried the training method I read on here (2 months caged, then a different one out during the day for a week, then two etc) but, long story short, I think they will fly away when I let all six out. So I would like the ones I have to produce keets because I think (nay, pray) I might have better luck keeping guineas on my farm who were born and raised there. They live alone in a 13 by 6 1/2 foot, 6 1/2 foot high covered run, with a rainproof roof on one side that has roosting bars and nesting boxes, and the other side has a space for dirt baths (we live in an area that never goes below 40 F, very rarely below 45 F)
Any experiences with breeding of caged guinea fowl would be greatly appreciated. Thank you again!
Question: Has anyone had luck breeding guinea fowl that are not free range?
To keep this as short as I can, I want to free range guinea fowl on my farm because we have a tick problem. I tried to get keets but couldn’t find any in my area, so I bought 4 female and 2 male guinea fowl of 7 months from a distributor four months ago. I’ve tried the training method I read on here (2 months caged, then a different one out during the day for a week, then two etc) but, long story short, I think they will fly away when I let all six out. So I would like the ones I have to produce keets because I think (nay, pray) I might have better luck keeping guineas on my farm who were born and raised there. They live alone in a 13 by 6 1/2 foot, 6 1/2 foot high covered run, with a rainproof roof on one side that has roosting bars and nesting boxes, and the other side has a space for dirt baths (we live in an area that never goes below 40 F, very rarely below 45 F)
Any experiences with breeding of caged guinea fowl would be greatly appreciated. Thank you again!