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In the Brooder
- Jan 25, 2021
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We've got a small flock of about a dozen or so chickens at the moment, along with a turkey and two guineas. Pretty sure the guineas are one male, one female, but you know how that goes. The one we think is male apparently has it out for a specific hen, and will go nuts trying to attack her. My wife put her in a cage to let her heal up, and yesterday the guinea somehow tore his way through the side of the cage and really bloodied the hen's neck... as in all skin gone from the back & sides of her neck. Too early to tell if she's gonna make it, but we put the guinea in a different cage. This morning he was out again, and he got out by ripping a hole in THAT cage as well.
We'd like to keep him around so the female guinea doesn't get lonely, but this is one psycho guinea. Any way to curb this behavior and salvage the bird, or is he looking at a one-way trip to freezer town?
P.S. - And in case anyone asks, he is not trying to mount her. Near as we can tell, this guinea is just running on a tank full of hate for some reason.
We'd like to keep him around so the female guinea doesn't get lonely, but this is one psycho guinea. Any way to curb this behavior and salvage the bird, or is he looking at a one-way trip to freezer town?
P.S. - And in case anyone asks, he is not trying to mount her. Near as we can tell, this guinea is just running on a tank full of hate for some reason.