Male guinea attacking female guinea?

[Dovahgoddess]

Nearly 1 year old male Guinea keeps pinning the 3 month older hen up against a tree and violently bashing her head.

Im 90% sure she's female, two tone call and when they were in the growout pen, her and the other older female were the only two laying eggs.
We recently lost his bonded mate a month ago, and he has gotten pretty attached to a separate hen. There should be 3 hens and one boy, only one hen is currently laying so no new guineas just yet.

I tried chasing him off but he just runs around and gets her from behind. I managed to catch her and she ran inside and is hiding on the roosting bars. When I had her, I looked her over as best as I could and don't see any injuries. Does anyone know why he might be doing this?

We had a major storm last night and road construction has begun around 30ft from their enclosure. The bullied hen also chased out a 4ft rat snake yesterday while the other guinea were out.

I cannot let them free at the moment, predators breeding and the construction is too dangerous

The white one is the aggressor, the speckled one is the victim. His mate is the light grey one, the dark grey one usually stays alone in the nesting areas

 

[R2elk]

Nearly 1 year old male Guinea keeps pinning the 3 month older hen up against a tree and violently bashing her head.

Im 90% sure she's female, two tone call and when they were in the growout pen, her and the other older female were the only two laying eggs.
We recently lost his bonded mate a month ago, and he has gotten pretty attached to a separate hen. There should be 3 hens and one boy, only one hen is currently laying so no new guineas just yet.

I tried chasing him off but he just runs around and gets her from behind. I managed to catch her and she ran inside and is hiding on the roosting bars. When I had her, I looked her over as best as I could and don't see any injuries. Does anyone know why he might be doing this?

We had a major storm last night and road construction has begun around 30ft from their enclosure. The bullied hen also chased out a 4ft rat snake yesterday while the other guinea were out.

I cannot let them free at the moment, predators breeding and the construction is too dangerous

The white one is the aggressor, the speckled one is the victim. His mate is the light grey one, the dark grey one usually stays alone in the nesting areas

Not all males will accept more than one hen.

The preferred ratio of males to hens is 1:1.

You don't have enough guineas for them to have proper flock dynamics.

You can try giving your known male a "time out" by putting him in a separate cage for a couple of days. It should be in sight of the other guineas. It can be as simple as a large pet carrier.

Watch his behavior when you release him.

 

[Dovahgoddess]

Not all males will accept more than one hen.

The preferred ratio of males to hens is 1:1.

You don't have enough guineas for them to have proper flock dynamics.

You can try giving your known male a "time out" by putting him in a separate cage for a couple of days. It should be in sight of the other guineas. It can be as simple as a large pet carrier.

Watch his behavior when you release him.

Will do, thank you! Would raising more keets help?

 

[R2elk]

Will do, thank you! Would raising more keets help?

It will give you a bigger flock and make things a whole lot more interesting.

Good luck.

 

[Dovahgoddess]

It worked! He loves her now! I have absolutely no idea why that happened. Good to know I can catch him haha