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Where do your guineas lay?

post #1 of 4
3/24/12 at 11:59am
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I finally got my hands on a guinea trio and have high hopes of trying to hatch out some keets this year. Right now I keep them in the coop with my chickens. They haven't started laying yet. Will they lay in the nesting boxes or do I have to create some sort of nesting area for them?

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post #2 of 4
3/24/12 at 1:16pm

It depends on the Guinea Hen, some Guinea Hens will willingly use/share the nesting boxes (even squeeze into one with a chicken, lol), but some Guinea Hens prefer to nest/lay in a depression that they'll hollow out in the bedding on the floor of the coop or on ground of the pen, in a private area. Sometimes with my cooped/penned flocks they'll just lay where ever and if I don't collect eggs a few times a day the eggs end up scattered around the coop/pen hmm.png

 

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51Turkeys(2WildX,2Mottled BlackX,2NarriX&45Poults),24Coturnix&1Button Quail,

16Silkies(POOFBALLS!),5 1/2Horses(The 1/2's a Mini),1BLM Burro(Livestock Guardian),9MuttGoats(Brushers),

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highfive.gif~150+Guineas/6Flocks(18 Different Colors, plus assorted Pieds),3IB Peahens,1IB Peacock(HONK!),

51Turkeys(2WildX,2Mottled BlackX,2NarriX&45Poults),24Coturnix&1Button Quail,

16Silkies(POOFBALLS!),5 1/2Horses(The 1/2's a Mini),1BLM Burro(Livestock Guardian),9MuttGoats(Brushers),

2Rotts,3Red Heelers(On Guard),7Lazy Cats(Worthless),4FishTanks~

 

 

 

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post #3 of 4
3/25/12 at 12:13am

Most of the ones I've had usually lay in the corner of the shed or underneath my chicken nest.

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post #4 of 4
3/25/12 at 5:02am

all depends on the hen . some will lay with chickens or in coop. some like to steal nest out .

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