she won't shut up!

[thejoyofchicks]

I would strongly advise in NOT getting more guineas. More guineas = much much more noise. I think this guinea might be going through a phase I've had my guineas be really wild and loud and then go calm, especially when they are younger.

oh yes! when these were teenagers, they could spend ALL DAY on the deck making an incredible ruckus. but then they settled down...at least as much as guineas ever do. that's why this behavior has been particularly annoying.

If you do get a guinea make sure to get a male. Guineas are known to be monogamous though the helmeted variety is known for having males pick two or sometimes three females. I think in your case your girl wants a male to her own. If you do find juveniles ask the seller to figure out which ones a male. I had a lady who was buying guineas from me ask me to identify their genders as she wanted a certain amount of males and females.it's quite easy though time consuming

i haven't been able to find any locally, but yes... definitely a male would be the desired addition. it seemed that both girls in the harem were fine as long as they had the distraction of egg-laying and brooding. hopefully that will start again soon here in the semi-tropics. our 'winter' doesn't last too long in FL.

 

[Sfraker]

I swear my girls talk day and night. I generally wake up in the night to use the bathroom. As soon as I wake up I can hear one talking. It doesn't matter what time it is. I honestly check outside if I don't hear them talking because I think something is wrong.

I have two girls and one boy, I feel bad for Melvin, he never gets any peace and quiet.

 

[ThreeDogFarm]

I agree with RavynFallen. We had a flock of seven (a mix of pearl and lavenders). They were incredibly noisy 24 hours a day--they seriously never stopped. We decided to give away a few of them and it was immediate silence. We were left with two male/female pairs. I actually have to look for them in the mornings because they are so quiet. All we hear is happy little cooing and the two pairs are always together just doting on one another.

Another thing I noticed is that the lavenders are so much noisier than the pearls. I tried to be very scientific in how I selected guineas to re-home because my main goal was to reduce noise. I spent a lot of time observing them when the flock was large and it was mostly the lavenders making a raucous. If we ever get more, it will be all pearls for us.

Good luck to you. We know that the noise can be maddening.

 

[thejoyofchicks]

my life is full of blessed coincidences-- two weeks ago at a spring veggie gardening class i noticed another attendee who kept making "gardening with chickens" comments. so naturally, i introduced myself. lo and behold, this nice gardener had a lonely male guinea! and a nice large isolation coop/run! i offered her a girlfriend for her lonely boy, and she was thrilled. HOORAY! my new gardening friend then came to pick up the noisy beast, who is very happy with her new home and mate. the ruckus has vastly diminished, to a reasonable level at least.
thanks all, for your help and advice.

 

[Adeth Chicken]

We ring a bell outside the coop.. It usually gets her to stop.

 

[Username-B]

My female guineas seem to sing more in the spring. I've noticed that the males are already starting the 'chase' even tho it's still January. So I think part of the problem is spring hormones. And some females just like to sing! I guess I just don't pay attention to it any more than I do having my 6 roosters crowing... . It's all just country music!

I agree. I believe it's a chorus. "Come back come back come back " times 250 per day and every night at my house. Every now and then I hear SHUT UP from an older chicken hen , followed by a "yeah, what she said" from a rooster. I have a baby monitor in the coop area because of a naughty raccoon in the area so I'm aware of how long the chorus line stays up.