Guineas with hens

[GodLovesU]

Has anyone here kept hens and guineas together??

 

[WhiteCollarWeezy]

Has anyone here kept hens and guineas together??

Yes.....but how do you mean together? in the same coop? run?Yard?nest?

 

[Amer]

Yes, they get along fine and mostly ignore each other.

 

[GodLovesU]

I have a coop and a small run

 

[Amer]

Guineas don’t tend to tolerate confinement very well though so I don’t know how that would go.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I have a coop and a small run

Then almost certainly not. Guineas need a lot of space, especially if they're with other species, and especially if you have male's and females. Ir would be best to just keep them completely seperate

 

[GodLovesU]

Thanks guys!

 

[smicara]

I have one white Guinea hen, 5 hens of various breeds and Henry. We have a small coop about 2.5’ off the ground and the run is 9x12. The Guinea and the others get along without any problems. Because the coop is small, they all lay in one spot inside the coop. The hens and Guinea have never fought over that space.

 

[Gill-b]

It appears like this thread has been moved to this section of the BYC website, so...

Welcome @GodLovesU to the Guinea Fowl section - nice to see you here.

 

[Dreamers Nook]

I have 1 that was raised with rest of chickens, started with 2 but lost one. They get along fine together, the guinea thinks she's a chicken, besides being way more vocal, hahahaha!