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  1. ludwing

    Guinea Fowl and chicken integration??

    yes, guineas can get well with chickes but...i will say sometimes they do and sometimes they dont. some people have trouble with guineas attacking the flock of chickens while others have guineas foranging with guineas and roosting together and nesting together. we started our flock with 10...
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    Guinea fowl hatching!

    yes it is having a guinea hen laying in early stage. a perfect luck. the flock we have usaully begin laying after a or some time after.... although some folks have the layingperiod beggingin from as early as 5 months old...
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    My Guinea Fowl

    oh thank you R2elk, its because i just got confused with colour other thn pie or pure grey.
  4. ludwing

    Male guinea doesn't seem like himself.

    i dont think the is something wrong about that, i had a middle age guinea male that likes the beak opeening. he does this especially when the young chicken chicks peck his wattles or the mother hen.
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    My Guinea Fowl

    mmmmmh!! sorry about the lost. thats a beautiful blopnded youbhave out the re. what coulour of this guinea male is . it look like a darked pie grey. so does he has any other guineas ton hang about becouse if hes all by him self he can becme agitted and chase other fowls or become sadden.
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    Quick question about guinea fowl and mating

    it is rare to cought up guinesa mating as that they are very privacy. i sometimes seen them mate.( the female does the act,runnign low with the wing bent down while the male follows totake over, very supper fast) but once the pair become quite stable you might never see them doing the deed again...
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    Guinea spending the night on the nest

    hellow i would only say your guinea is broody only if she has got eggs in it a full clutch (6 to 15 or 19) and usually with the first time layers,getting off and in. when a hen begin to lay, she cant count of how many eggs she has laid, but the instinct only tell taht she must become a mother...
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    Guinea fowl hatching!

  9. ludwing

    Sexual maturity questions about guineas, and predator management

    yes HILLAIRE, we have lynx and bobcats around here and large spotted genets, sneaking off our guineas. i once caught one lynx trapped by a net close to the coop. a lynx is a very dangerous predator to guineas because they sometimes climb up into tall tress to scoop guineas while roosting in tall...
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    Sexual maturity questions about guineas, and predator management

    HILLAIRE, adding i live in south africa..... and live with guines for many years. they are quite similar to chickens in growth but seem to grow fast. The guineas we have are the origin of your guines,the release of the domestic guinea wich ( WICH CARRIED THE GENE CHARACTER OF THE WILD GUINEA...
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    What is wrong with my guinea

    Yes when a young pullet begin to lay, some of them first become random layers,but as time goes they bond of eggs and nest become strong. Wich may lead to broodiness and parenting. It is lovely to hear that she's still laying. What you can do is try to make her nest very private while shes out...
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    Is this a guinea egg?

    you sure do, know how to share infor... that was lovely endeed although im still guessing wich bird would thaty egg belong, young guinea or else....
  13. ludwing

    New to guineas...

    yes some times it seem like their brains run with the wind. BIRDLOVER13 I also live in SA, i have bunch of 18 guneas, 11 hens and7 males.8 muscovy duck and 16 peafowls 3 turkeys and 4 greylag goose. our guineas like crossing raod BUT THEY NEVER GOT KILLED because we have placed sign...
  14. ludwing

    What is wrong with my guinea

    well i am plum out of ideas. but i assum that your guinea nest is not hidden, how old is your guinea, is it her first time of laying? adult guineas are very private about their particular laying spot. mybe your hen is still new on this game
  15. ludwing

    Guinea attracted to picture

    it is quite not good, but typically sad if all the surrounding loves him,they you can find him a partner, two hens can make him happy. or else chicken hen. i have a gunea cock that hangs with my chickn hen but stay away from guineas. he thinkds hes a chicken. but during the breeding season he...
  16. ludwing

    Do Guinea Fowls like people?

    I AGREE WITH YOU GUINEAS ARE QUITE WILD AND NEVER GOT EASLY TAMED,ALTHOUGHT IT MIGHT DEPEND ON YOUR RAISING. SOME PEOPLE HAVE GUINEAS THAT CAN HOP UP ON THEIR LAP AND ALLOW THEM TO HOLD THEIR HEADS.MAKING A VERY LOW COOING CALL. ALTHOUGH OTHERS HAVE GUINEAS THAT MAY FEED ON THEIR HANDS BUT...
  17. ludwing

    Very unusual chick, Guinea / chicken hybrid!!

    i would too, also wanna know about the lapwing.
  18. ludwing

    sitting hen

    that can become messy, in would just remove her totally. so she can start over again on a new nest
  19. ludwing

    guinea fowl some questions? are they worth raising?

    the peahens chases any guinea hen or cock that came near, but if its a turkey they get along very well. im founding my self out that turkeys are calm birds. because even ducks hang around turkeys but peafowls
  20. ludwing

    guinea fowl some questions? are they worth raising?

    Katehorse. thats the way it appears to me,same as peafowl. you can mix guineas with turkeys, and yes every bird has its own pecking order. once the pecking order is managed they get along each very well. i dint know, mybe it happen to everyone. we have a turkey raised guinea flock, they hang...
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