How well do your guineas get along with your chickens? I've heard that they can be pretty mean to chickens. Especially the males. And that they will fight with roosters nonstop. Is that true?I've read several things about guineas, Various sites & opinions, many mentioned that the birds are stupid...That is such an insult, I felt sad about that label. It actually just makes me have more compassion & patience for them.
It's true that some animals can be very silly. I had quite a goofy dog once, compared to my other dog, he did everything backwards, plus Every time he took a drink out of the water bowl, he left a puddle all over the floor, if one was barefoot & hit that puddle either it became a slip & fall on your duff or resemble someone flailing that just tried ice skates for the 1st time. He always needed to have his mush face wiped with a large towel, while my Niki, A dog even larger, & the same breed, Never spilled a drop of water when she got a drink. The male, truly acted & even resembled Goofy, with his facial expression.
Well, I just hope my Guineas will be sensible enough to appreciate the safety & comfort of sleeping in their coop. Time will tell.
What's cute is I gave them a gazebo in their pen, as the weather is still nice & my flock is enjoying sleeping in their gazebos. I am painting coats inside the guineas new coop, this week the interior will be done, all painted with perches, etc. So, when I moved them into their new pen with gazebo, they did go inside, relax in the shade & jumped up on the perch, but when it got dark they were huddled on the ground. Where I had them before, they'd jump up on a perch for sleep. I picked them up & placed them on the perch, but as I'd pick up the 2nd one, the 1st would jump back down...they were calm about it all, but I felt like I was in an Abott & Costello scene!
I got a flashlight that has a low setting & hung it up inside the gazebo...they love a night light! They hopped right up & slept on the perch together.
Guineas love night lights! Too cute. I spoke to them softly, "nighty night sweeties", like tucking in little kids & they did these sweet little sounds back. I know...I'm so nurturing right?They are adorable. Later when I just had gotten undressed & had a shower, I heard someone sounding the alarm...there was a large skunk waddling around the yard, black underside with very wide white stripe on back. Guess he was digging for grubs? Guineas let me know Mr. Pepe' Le Pew was out & about. I stayed in. For 5 min Guineas & then all Roosters were sounding off.
I've thought about giving a hen some guinea eggs to hatch. I have so many roosters and cockerels right now, that I don't think the noise could possibly bother us.
