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holm25 said:

Anybody want some Guineas?

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I'm interested in guineas, but it doesn't sound like yours are ones I'd want! Hopefully Im not ridiculous to think I could have both chickens and guineas. No birds until next year regardless...

I'm curious, holm - did you raise them as keets together with chicks or poults? (I've read raising them with chicks can cause problems down the line because they think the chickens are guineas and treat them accordingly rough.)

Nikasha said:

I'm interested in guineas, but it doesn't sound like yours are ones I'd want! Hopefully Im not ridiculous to think I could have both chickens and guineas. No birds until next year regardless...

I'm curious, holm - did you raise them as keets together with chicks or poults? (I've read raising them with chicks can cause problems down the line because they think the chickens are guineas and treat them accordingly rough.)

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My Guineas were all raised by chickens. I had broodies hatch them out. I have some young ones if you would want those. But I would never curse the two adult upon anyone. The white Male is the worst. He is going bye bye.

Ivie duck gumbo sounds good. I have a duck... Hmmm... I bet she would be tough as leather though lol. Plus she was pardoned from ever being butchered!

holm25 said:

Ivie duck gumbo sounds good. I have a duck... Hmmm... I bet she would be tough as leather though lol. Plus she was pardoned from ever being butchered!

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Well then that duck will not work. It was very good but then the person that made it knew what she was doing.
Hasn't this summer gone by fast so far Holm?

Nikasha said:

I'm interested in guineas, but it doesn't sound like yours are ones I'd want! Hopefully Im not ridiculous to think I could have both chickens and guineas. No birds until next year regardless...

I'm curious, holm - did you raise them as keets together with chicks or poults? (I've read raising them with chicks can cause problems down the line because they think the chickens are guineas and treat them accordingly rough.)

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How close are you to a road? How much traffic does it have?

I am thinking Holm got his guineas or some of them from a shyster. Who else would give such a nice guy such crappy birds?

I am coming up on 90 days guinea free. I can't wait to get the 90 day pin!

duluthralphie said:

How close are you to a road? How much traffic does it have?

I am thinking Holm got his guineas or some of them from a shyster. Who else would give such a nice guy such crappy birds?

I am coming up on 90 days guinea free. I can't wait to get the 90 day pin!

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If Holm takes my expert opinion as truth, you won't be guinea free for too much longer.

I am coming up on a year guinea free...

BantyChooks said:

If Holm takes my expert opinion as truth, you won't be guinea free for too much longer.

I am coming up on a year guinea free...

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There should be a thread for those of us that are smart enough to become "reformed ex-guinea owners"...

duluthralphie said:

There should be a thread for those of us that are smart enough to become "reformed ex-guinea owners"...

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We can leave @Wickedchicken6 out of that thread, she keeps them and has evidently been brainwashed into enjoying them.

Lest Nikasha get the wrong idea, not all guineas are bad. In my case they never did bodily harm to any chickens. They tend to stick to themselves if allowed to free range. In the coop they will generally take the roosts that they choose and the chickens will have second choice.
They are great tick eradicators and Ralphie may regret not having them when he is diagnosed with Lymes disease or worse Rocky Mountain Spotted fever.
They can be exceedingly noisy but do work as an alarm system of sorts. Their antics can be entertaining, and they do tend to distract predators from getting the chickens to a degree. They have a tendency to wander farther in their travels which results in them being presented as a possible meal before predators get to the chickens ?

duluthralphie said:

How close are you to a road? How much traffic does it have?

I am thinking Holm got his guineas or some of them from a shyster. Who else would give such a nice guy such crappy birds?

I am coming up on 90 days guinea free. I can't wait to get the 90 day pin!

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Our house is relatively close to a road with a decent amount of fast traffic (~60 ft). The chicken house is closer to 200 ft from the road, and down a hill with lots of trees. There's lots of room for birds to roam, but I've wondered if the road is a recipe for dead guineas...