mersiepoo, are your guineas tree roosters or do they go in the barn/shed at night? Did you raise them with chicks in the beginning? Do they reproduce "in the wild" (your yard, I mean) ?

Do you have a separate shed for them? We only have three fifty foot locust trees near the house yard. Suggestions for us...as we have already hosted a few ticks. Thanks.

cella jane ky/6

Cella Jane,

If you want your Guineas to stay with your chickens, then raise them from babies with some chicks.

I hatched out guineas last year with some chicks and kept them together until they went into the big coop with the adults. They go out and come back at night & to lay their eggs. Only once in a while, one, and its alwyas the same one, gets left behind, and then she sits on the fence looking into the coop window. Somehow, she forgets where the door is.

Even though I have a 5ft. chain link fence around my coop for a chicken yard, they fly over it to free range and fly back several times a day, to check in I guess!

I tried twice to put adult Guineas in with my chickens, and they walked away eventually, even after keeping them penned for weeks before releasing.

Its best to raise them where they are going to live.

M

Cella,
the best book to get is "Gardening with Guineas", it's a very helpful book.

I'd never let mine roost in trees, that's the easiest way for them to be dead quickly. They are helpless at night, pretty much. Mine are fenced in with a 4 foot high field fencing, just make sure they can't get through the bottom of the thing, they like to explore, but are lazy and usually won't fly over the fence unless scared.

And, it is best to raise them from keats, especially if you want them to be tame and stuff. You do have to handle them at LEAST 4 times every day to tame them, or else they freak out and won't let you handle them.

well i need some advise on how to raise guineas and if you have any advise or tips please tell me

Best thing to do if you want any questions answered check out guineafowl.com They got any and all answers to guinea questions there, plus the website is really neat!