boy did this post ever get way off topic! the op wanted to know the "effects of corn fed to chickens" not how corn is grown now a days. feed corn if ya want or don't its your choice. there is "old timers" around here that don't feed any kind of layer pellet & have eggs all year long. the...
usually may thru october is how long they lay throughout the year. if your wanting to know how old they are until they stop laying i don't know. mine free range 24/7 & the hens don't usually make it past 2 years. preds usually get the hens when they go broody.
as long as the neighbors don't complain you'll get used to the guinea noise & not really notice it until they get close to the house.the only time my guineas get loud is at roosting time & when something out of the ordinary is in the yard.
my guineas free range with chickens without any problems. usually the chickens run off the guineas. thats my experience with them together. maybe my guineas are sissies. i think as long as they are raised together they should be fine.
i agree with ivan3. the only time chicken poo really stinks bad is if it gets wet. general house keeping should keep coop smell to where its not too noticeable.
it could work with some training. i think some would want to roost on/in the nest boxes. i bought some chickens off a person that had a really small coop that they roosted in & his nest boxes on the outside of the coop in the run. so i think with a little work you could train your chicken to...
knock out is the brand of an 11 way scratch with very little corn in it. its a game bird feed. i sold most of the keets,kept close to 30 for myself. i've never eaten guinea but people say it is excellent. during the peak of the laying season i was hatching around 50+ every month. mine free range...