Raising Guinea Fowl 101

Thank you for the advice. Here I felt like I had read so much information I knew right from wrong at this point. We just build them a huge beautiful coop so hopefully they stick around and eat the ticks.
You can learn a lot about guineas from reading the early years of this thread and paying particular attention to posts made by @PeepsCA.
 
You can learn a lot about guineas from reading the early years of this thread and paying particular attention to posts made by @PeepsCA.
Suggestions on when I should let them out and how? The main suggestion is one at a time but I’ve also seen letting them all out and then herding them up into the coop after a short period in the afternoon.
Your thought? I feel bad that they have been in a coop for so long but only 1 day in their new large coop (15ftx5ftx8ft) so I don’t feel as bad now that they are moved into a larger area but I want to see them happy outside when it’s right for them
 
Suggestions on when I should let them out and how? The main suggestion is one at a time but I’ve also seen letting them all out and then herding them up into the coop after a short period in the afternoon.
Your thought? I feel bad that they have been in a coop for so long but only 1 day in their new large coop (15ftx5ftx8ft) so I don’t feel as bad now that they are moved into a larger area but I want to see them happy outside when it’s right for them
Since you just moved them I would wait a couple of weeks before letting any out.

When I did my new group, I let them all out while I stayed and watched them and then herded them in when I needed to do something else.

When I was adding more later, I would pen them separate from the others in the coop. Once the attacks at the wire ended, I would release them one at a time over as many days as I had new additions.
 
Since you just moved them I would wait a couple of weeks before letting any out.

When I did my new group, I let them all out while I stayed and watched them and then herded them in when I needed to do something else.

When I was adding more later, I would pen them separate from the others in the coop. Once the attacks at the wire ended, I would release them one at a time over as many days as I had new additions.
Okay that sounds like a plan thank you for your advise!
 

New posts New threads Active threads

Back
Top Bottom