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Cackler, what I found with the keets is that when they thought they needed to do a bit more exploring then they would fly over the four foot pen. Once all of them had decided they felt secure enough to fly over and explore then I removed the temp fence. There is always two or three that are not...

Akane, do you use an outside pen? Even if its nothing more than welded wire four feet high set up for the day. It allows them acclimation time for being outdoors. I've always used an outside pen for my keets as they explore the outside world.

Mrs. Fluffy Puffy : I don't think so ... a Hawk can carry a full grown chicken, or guinea! I lost 2 guineas in one night to an owl ... I'm not surprised at that. An owl has no competition from the Guinea when its snatched off its roost in the middle of the night when it has no sight. A...

I have a large pen and glad for it. The top is also wired to keep them from flying over. The biggest benefit is in Spring when laying season is getting fired up. I can keep the flock up to train the females to lay in the coop or pen but they can still be outside.

Quote: You're probably going to run in to problems not using the man door in the outside pen. Once any of them are inside those left outside will panic and will never figure out that they need to fly up to go in. I'm sure you've seen the posts about how they don't walk around a fence when they...

Mine are about the same age. We have hawks, had one try to grab one of the adults a few years ago which didn't work out so well for the hawk. I'd say maybe they'd be OK. A young inexperienced hawk might try and probably fail. Of course then you'll have a Guinea to tend to for a couple of days...