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CONFERENCE SPEAKERS Rev. Roland Romig We are pleased that the Reverend Roland Romig has agreed to be our keynote speaker. Rev. Romig has 60 years experience breeding guineas. His father was very knowledgeable about breeding guineas and used unconventional methods. Rev. Romig is a nationally...

I thought this might interest a few The agenda for Friday: Friday 8:30 Welcome and Introductions 9:45 Break while we get remote viewers on GTM 10:00 Roland Romig: Guinea Fowl Judging; Breeding; Standards; Other Guinea Fowl Subjects 11:00 John Anderson...

Check out www.sandshaven.com Go to Sandshaven Hatchery we have info on guineas. We have pages on shelters, feed, etc. You might find it helpful since you are new to guineas. Good luck and have fun with your new flock. They are amazing birds.

Not sure if you are wanting pics of my guineas... But I love to share pics of them...

Thank you again... But I am only doing what any Mom would do... In my eyes at least. I do hope that others will find how beneficial guineas are to people with special needs. If a flock of guineas can help one person... It is worth it.

They can be loud... But I have never had a client yet complain. I also do photography at my home and on the grounds surrounding. The guineas sometimes will follow but I can keep them out of the pics pretty easy. I have had people actually ask to have them in their background shots.

I love my guineas. We train them as therapy flocks, They are really smarter than people think, if given a chance and direction. Here is a quick video I made for you to show him. Now remember these are just babies but they are well on their way of being trained.

It is impossible for a male to make the "buck wheat" sound. And gate, size, wattles or helmets mean nothing when it comes to sexing guineas.

My flocks are really tame. They don't seem to mind people walking around them at all. I guess they are pretty conditioned to people and their actions. I have not found color to really matter when it comes to training.

A mirror in the "good place to be" can help also

Yes, guineas can carry some of the same diseases as chickens. I would quarantine for 2 weeks just to be on the safe side.

Thank you for your kind words I agree.. My guineas are wonderful... The hens from my video were being really mean. When I am not taking their eggs/babies they are so much nicer. lol I am not sure about genetics.... It could maybe be a fact over time. I have been training mine as therapy birds...

Really nice looking birds... They are beautiful.

We started using ours for our son.. Brighton is autistic and non-verbal. But now we do share them with the local schools and a few groups that have contacted us along the way. We also have some doctors & vets that follow our work and help in the programs. We hatch / train for therapy flocks...

I would think I will be getting eggs till October.. But I would think.. You would want to incubate earlier than that, so they could grow a little before winter sets in.