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    New chickens to established group

    I have 8 hens, 1 rooster, and 1 guinea hen, they are 7 months old and have a wonderful routine. My friend needed an immediate home for 4 (7 months old) that I originally gave her when they were 3 months old and 4 older girls. Predator problems. I have a tree farm and this is the busiest time...
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    One Guinea of 16 left after mass killing on 9/24/15

    Thank you for all the thoughts and answers. The next issue I have is with one guinea left, all she does all day is call for them. They are all locked in coop and outside pen (9 chickens and one guinea). They ignore each other. I need company for this poor lone guinea, she went from 15...
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    One Guinea of 16 left after mass killing on 9/24/15

    I have 9 chickens(born 6/1/15) and had 16 guineas(born 5/24/15). They all went into coop at night, every night. The chickens and guineas did their own thing during day. Chickens never wander very far from coop, unlike guineas who did. So they didn't hang together much. Three were killed in...
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    Guinea Hens, eggs, death, change

    I have 16 Guinea Hens(born 5/20) & 9 Chickens(born 6/1), they have a coop my sons made with an attached outside run, lights, automatic door. The routine has been I let them all out in am with both doors open all day, they have been free ranging on our 8 acres (staying close to coop) then close...
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    Raising Guinea Fowl 101

    I have 15 Guinea Hens ( 7 weeks old) and 15 Chick Hens (6 weeks old). The Guinea's do not seem to want to free range, I have to chase them out of outside pen now, chicks come right out. Are they to dependent on the food? I am new to this. When I had them in garage they were in separate...
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