Hello all,
In light of a recent hawk attack, I have been scrambling to find ideas / solutions / preventives when it comes to hawks. Out of the solutions given to me, the most "appealing" would be getting a guard dog (takes a lot of time and money), decoy crows / owls, or guinea fowl. Yes, I do...
Hello- We are raising our first flock of 13 guinea fowl and have raised them from keets alongside 14 chicks. (Same coop but separate pen). Our guineas are now 6 weeks old and we are trying to figure out the best way to release them and insure that they will return to the coop at night. I have...
I built my guinea coop as an 8'x12' with 8' walls. The ceiling joists are open so the guineas use them as their roosts.
Guinea coop is on left.
I have 13 adult guineas in an 8'x12' coop and it is cramped quarters for them.
In the heat of the summer the walk in door is propped open during...
We have 4 guinea keets that we got beginning of June.. they are probably about 6-8 weeks old now.. they’re already outside in the coop with the hens and young turkeys as we thought they would learn to roost in the coop at night with the other birds..as were rounding up our free range chickens...
Hello,
I would like to raise a flock of guinea fowl in Adams, Ny. We have 10 acres with a 500+ feet of stream and over 3 acres of mowed lawn.
I was thinking if starting with around 10-12 birds. My biggest question as of now is about the coop.
The house used to have a small veterinary clinic...
Hi all, thought you might be interested in the automatic door I just installed on the guinea's coop. After some research, I decided this would be the best option for my setup and so far, so good.
The door and materials are REALLY well made. Last night the door shut right around 9pm, and I'm...