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    Guineas to the rescue!

    We have 45 Guineas ranging in age from 6 yrs. old to 6 months old.
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    Guineas to the rescue!

    Something has been eating our koi in our pond and we could not find out what. Today our guineas alerted us to a problem at the pond. A mink! It is no longer a problem at the pond. Our guineas surrounded it and it was dispatched.
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    Free Ranging Guineas

    I do not know why anyone would go through the trouble of getting keets, raising them to be old enough to go outside and then send them off to be killed? This may sound harsh but that is what will happen if you “just” let them live in the woods. Guineas are almost blind at night and they will get...
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    Dead Guinea, need help

    I have had guinea's fly into walls, break their neck on the perch and kill them selves falling from a tree branch and hitting other branches on the way down. Not the brightest birds in the world. Could yours have just broke its neck inside the coop?
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    need help finding how many guinea's to get for my farm

    Most of the major hatcheries sell them. I started out with a 12 pack of assorted keets. I now have 35 guineas (they hatch out some for me every year). If you have chickens you should really have 10 or more. With fewer they will sometimes fight with the chickens. With more they just fight...
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    aggresive guinea?

    You need more guineas! At least 10 so they will not bother other fowl. With that many they will fight among themselves and not go after the chickens. Mine never go after my chickens or ducks, they are too busy going after each other .
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    Anyone loosing guineas to the cold?

    I have kept mine in their coop when the weather gets really cold (-10F). Switch out the water a couple of times and so far have not lost any to the cold. The coop is pretty tight with no drafts. With all the Guinea inside I think their combined body heat keeps the coop warmer then the outside...
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    Guinea help clean the coop

    Does anyone else have their Guineas help clean the coop?
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    Hi I'm a new member

    If she is laying in the coop leave them in there. She will continue to lay them in the coop where you know where she is at. They usually go broody after they have a clutch of 30-40 eggs. So if you do not want more guinea take some away and only leave 10 or so at all times. If you want more...
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    Need advise ASAP!!! Losing a guinea a night to something!

    Somehow, someway get them in a coop. If you have to use a net to catch them or bribe them with treats, they have to go in a coop at night. Once they are in a coop keep them inside of it for a least 6 WEEKS. Only after 6 weeks let some of them out and make sure they come back to be with...
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    How Do I tame a guinea?

    Lots of treats when they are young. Mine like lettuce, thawed frozen peas and corn (do not use canned as there is too much salt), cut up grapes or cherry tomatoes and unsalted peanuts (when younger take them out of the shell, when older they love to crack the shell and take the nut for...
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    What's the least amount of guinea fowl I can have?

    If you do not have at least 10 they will eventually fight with the chickens. This can get pretty mean with them and it is not pretty. May not happen the first year, but it will happen. Guineas are not chickens!
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    Training them to roost in a coop?

    Guinea should be kept in the coop for 4-6 weeks before you first let them free range. By keeping them in this long they "know" were to go come dusk. Also, you should use thawed, frozen corn for treats. Canned corn contains a lot of salt that can kill your birds. Mine also love unsalted...
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    Training them to roost in a coop?

    Do they go in the coop at night? If so, no problem. Mine will stay out in the rain or snow and will not go back in the coop until dusk. They can be soaking wet or covered with snow and it does not bother them. They go in at night and in the morning they are dried off and ready to go our...
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    How cold is too cold for Guineas?

    I also live in southwestern PA and mine do fine in the winter. They will go out in the snow and it does not bother them. They go into an unheated coop at night and have water available at all time. During the day they can go down to our pond (it comes from an underground spring and does not...
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