Can you keep Turkeys & Guinea together?

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I have raised keets and chicks together, it makes the keets quieter/calmer. I have read a lot of stories of guineas and chickens/turkeys not getting along. I have absolutely no problems with my birds. I have one yard that houses the turkeys with guineas co existing but the guineas mostly flying out to free range during the day and flying back in the afternoon to roost with the turkeys in the coop. The guineas also fly over to the chickens and free range with them, they all have no issues. Maybe its the space or they just ignore each other and it seems my turkeys are quite dumb so that might mean something?
 
I hatched two turkeys and two guineas together. A month later I added another poult. The five of them are best friends even when out free ranging. I'll post a pic when I get on my computer later. I had pics on my phone from when they were very small (they're almost two months old now) but my phone for ran over (Lesson: don't set your phone on the bumper even for "just a minute").
 
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Nuttyz47 said:
I have full grown guineas that I cannot free range cause of the neighbors, will they be all right if I put them in with the full grown chickens? or will the rooster kill them? Something tried to get them last night so into the chicken coop at 2:30 in the morning!!
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I don't recommend unless your run is huge. The guineas will harass the chickens and may pull the rooster's tail feathers. It may not start right away or be constant. Keep a close eye on them.

Edited: the keyboard on my new phone is crap. grrr
 
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Nuttyz47 said:
I have full grown guineas that I cannot free range cause of the neighbors, will they be all right if I put them in with the full grown chickens? or will the rooster kill them? Something tried to get them last night so into the chicken coop at 2:30 in the morning!!
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My roosters dont care about the guineas, just try out the combination and see how your rooster is. If it doesnt work out you may have to rehome the guineas. I have one rooster who will mate with guineas, even the male guineas if he can catch them!
 

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