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    My chickens jump the fence!

    I'm following this thread, as I just acquired a 4 month old pullet who's previous owner/breeder said she often flew over a 6 foot fence. Yikes. I have her in quarantine right now, so time will tell how this goes. I'm not a fan of clipping wings in general, but think it's probably what I will...
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    Why do Guinea fowl make so much noise?

    I had to give up my two guineas because of the noise. It didn't bother us, but it did bother our one next door neighbor, and we want to be good neighbors. Broke my heart - I miss my guineas so very much. :(
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    What bedding do you prefer to use in your coop?

    I've been using pine shavings in the coop and straw in the nest boxes with some herbs from the garden. It stays smelling fresh and clean. Sometimes I add a little straw on top mid-week to the coop bedding. It's what's working for me, though I have a very small flock.
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    Guineas Hit The Road!

    Everything I've read says to absolutely not let them out under 12 weeks. This is what we did and its worked well for us.
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    Quiet guinea's?

    Mine are 4 months old and pretty much the same way.
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    Cooping Guineas

    Thank you so much for all of the thoughtful replies and for sharing your experiences. I ended up re-homing 3 of my guineas so just have two now. They free range most of the day now and always come back to the run for dinner. However, they've decided they won't go into the coop anymore. So after...
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    Order from a hatchery or buy from feed store?

    I've done both but will avoid getting them from the feed store in the future. I found my feed store chicks to be falsely identified as incorrect breeds and incorrect sex too. My Meyer Hatchery chicks were ALOT friendlier and I attribute it to them being newly hatched. Plus I was able to...
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    RedLamp

    I stopped using the red heat lamp just a few days ago. My chicks are almost 5 weeks and are outside during the day now and loving it. They're in the house at night with an oil filled radiator near them.
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    My guineas are deathly afraid of me.

    Mealworms and white millet are your friends in helping to tame guineas. I used these treats to help train mine to come for the bell and to go into their coop at night.
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    My guineas are deathly afraid of me.

    My keeps were the same way when they were younger. I stopped handling them because it seemed to make them more unhappy. Now at 12 weeks they think I'm their mommy. Lol. They love to come over and interact.
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    Are guinea keets supposed to "cry"....ALL the time?

    Mine would chirp/cry when the temperature wasn't exactly to their liking.
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    Space Requirements?

    Honestly, there's NO WAY you can confine guineas in a run and not let them free range some during the day IMO. To do so would be cruel. Their space requirements are twice that of a chicken. I have five 12 week old keeps that I've raised and am giving 3 up to a wonderful home because of the...
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    Roof or No Roof Over Run?

    As mentioned in the OP, I do have a hard cloth roof to keep predators out. I was asking about putting a solid roof over top to keep snow and rain out. I guess I was concerned about the lack of sunlight but since they will be free ranging in a half acre space, I'm sure it will be fine.
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    Roof or No Roof Over Run?

    Your coop run is beautiful! Thanks for sharing it.
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    Roof or No Roof Over Run?

    Thank you so much for all of your helpful responses. I have ordered a gabled roof for over top of the run. I had to rake up wet straw today. Yuck.
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