guinea fowl

  1. Chihirolee3

    New bird mom; Guineas, ducks, and chickens

    So I've been lurking on this forum for a few months now and decided to join now that spring is here (or at least supposed to be here). My husband and I are completely new to birds. We have wanted chickens since we got married, and this past fall it finally happened, with ducks. We got 3...
  2. T

    Injured Guinea Fowl - teenager - possible pelvic break

    PLEASE HELP! Good morning all, New to this site and also no real knowledge of trying to help my rescued guinea fowl so bare with me. On Thursday last week I saw one of my free roaming guinea fowl lying on its side. This was at a distance and figured it had succumed to our current drought. A...
  3. St1ckyBum

    Adding Keets to Broody Hen with Chicks...?

    Hello all! I have a rather odd question. I have a broody hen who is due March 9th with 8 chicks. I am planning on adding 3 guinea hens to our flock which are available March 21st. Do you think I could slip these under the momma hen with the then-to-be 2-week old chicks? I am not sure if momma...
  4. B

    Guinea fowl nesting habits.

    Hey everyone! We have 11 Guinea fowl (6 hens and 5 cocks) and are expecting eggs soon. I have a few questions. A. When do guineas start laying their eggs? Are they laying now, or in March and April? B. We have two chickens and a rooster. Will the chicken hens raise the keets once they hatch...
    • Birdnerd04
    • Thread
    • eggs guinea eggs guinea fowl guinea hens guinea nests keets nesting
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Guinea Fowl
  5. Sussex123

    Info on Chickens, Ducks, Pheasants and Guinea Fowl

    I have a few questions about chickens, ducks, pheasants and guinea fowl. Let me explain the coop arrangement, space and my experience. I have really 4 chicken coops well what is being used as chicken coops at the moment. I have one coop that is 16 square metres, another probably 120 square...
    • Sussex123
    • Thread
    • chickens chicks coop dog ducklings ducks guinea fowl house pheasants run
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  6. kegr

    Newbie

    Hi. I'm new to Backyard Chickens, but not new to chickens. We have had laying hens off and on for 10 years or so. We also get a batch if meat birds every spring. I love the feeling of not being dependent on the stores for my chicken and eggs. We also guinea fowl, turkeys, 2 nanny goats and a...
  7. G

    Can I keep 1 male Guinea and 2 RR hens

    I saved a Guinea keet from my neighbors it got left behind by the mother in my yard and just moved in with my two Rhode Island Red hens. Now he is grown up and I say he because he is starting to do the infamous Guinea yell, so I'm wondering now will this be okay? Will they try to mate? Should I...
  8. M

    Tame Guinea Fowl

    Guinea Fowl love the other Guinea sounds on YouTube. When they hear it playing on my phone from in their coop...they come right in at night.
  9. Lost Creek Hollow

    LF Turkeys, Guineas & Goose Eggs

    Located in the Panhandle of Florida. Don’t mind shipping the eggs in. Will drive within 2 hours for significant egg amounts. Will drive up to 3 hours for breeding pairs (or trios) the actual birds.
  10. Mountainwalker

    Chickens saved by guinneas!

    We had a bobcat trying to get into the chicken run this morning, the guineas went ballistic so I ran outside with my rifle and there it was, trying to get in, it already killed a bunch of our birds few days ago when we were away celebrating a birthday only to come back to see our favorite buff...
  11. brazz

    Guinea won't stand or walk

    I bought my guineas as chicks and have 4 of them. They are about 4 or 5 months old now. I noticed a few weeks ago that one of them was missing. After searching I found it sitting by itself which was very odd. It would get up and run off when i approached it but would sit right back down. The...
  12. B

    Need Guinea fowl advice please!

    Hi guys, I have 6 guinea fowl, and tonight two of my girls each ate one baby Sonoran Desert Toad. They are poisonous, potentially fatal to dogs, but does the toxin affect Guinea Fowl? I know they eat spiders and rattlesnakes....but... any help on this would be great. Google is hopeless lol...
  13. M-rra

    Codependent Guineas?

    Hi all, I'm a brand new guinea owner. I've had mine since May. They have been really great and easy but in the last couple of weeks they've been super codependent! They are free-range during the day and they had been staying relatively close to the coop and entertaining themselves. However, in...
  14. mEGGieS

    Getting Guineas to Return to the Coop

    Good morning, To start, here is the story behind the question "How in the World do You Get Your Guinea Fowl to Return Home on Their Own?!" Yesterday was a hard day to have guineas... I left one guinea in the barn to entice the girls to return, the second of my hens got chewed on by one of...
  15. K

    Extremely Friendly Guinea Hen named Pudding Pops

    I raised 6 guinea hens last year, sadly only 2 are still alive due to hunters and predators! I have my female and one of my 5 males, who I have named Mean Bird. So I know that guinea hens aren't friendly birds, that they prefer not to be touched, and will chase a dog out of your yard screaming...
  16. Fenika

    ISO Heritage chickens and quality guineas (and maybe ducks). Location-Delaware

    Hello, It's been a long time since I've posted. I'm looking for some nice egg laying chickens (dual purpose okay) that have good bloodlines, along with some guinea fowl (any type). A small flock of ducks is likely in my future too. The last time I got birds I got runty dual purpose chickens...
  17. K

    Only One Guinea Hen Hatched!!

    I ordered 14 pastel guinea hen eggs on ebay, that was probably the cause of my "issue" I use issue lightly because there's nothing wrong with the single guinea keet that hatched. Actually she's the prettiest chick i've ever seen. Pudding Pops is her name and she's about 3 and a half months old...
    • Kelsey Santeusanio
    • Thread
    • guinea fowl guinea fowl keets guinea hens raising guinea fowl raising guinea hens raising keets single chick
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  18. B

    Guinea fowl found our chickens

    Hi, So our ten chickens have a completely enclosed run connected to their coop to keep them safe from predators. Today, a lone guinea fowl discovered them, we believe it's a male from the call but could be mistaken. He has been sitting and exploring next to the run. He only leaves when we go...
  19. elysiumnic

    The Locke Homestead in CT

    Hello and good day! We started raising poultry in 2016 and growing in size and understanding every day. Our first Chick Day at the local lumber yard was a site not for the weak at heart. Reserving chicks didn't occur because I couldn't make my mind up in time. Lucky for us, they had extras and...
  20. K

    Something is wrong with my male guinea's eyes

    Okay so I'm very concerned about one of my young male guinea's eyes. I noticed yesterday that his left eye was swollen and half way shut. I figured one of the others pecked him, or he just got something in it. Today I noticed that both eyes are swollen shut and the poor thing can't see and keeps...
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