a very stupid question

[Henny peeny]

what it looks like in a size



the roof




the inside





the ous side I am standing at the door



the box bottom is not in there or the dish but the rest of it is in still
the in side is it's 18 foot wid and 16 foot long.

It had a meshing that was of plastic we never had any problems with dogs theone day I had a dog attack I had two conish rocks (Crosses) and the dog got them mostly I saw one with blood on it's neck and the other one looked like it had just feathers pulled out. I am lucky I know so much of taking care of this kind of stuff I don't need a vet much other then for shots by law the dogs have to have, I didn 't have my 22 caliber so the dog was not shot but if I did it might be dead I called to who had it he said it wasn't his I told hi if it happens again I WILL SHOOT THE DOG I called the one who had the dog in the first place and I told both I dodn't know if my chickens would make it or if either was dead. but it is happens again THE DOG IS DEAD. I grapped the dog mean to and threw it in a dog crate andIm mean threw I was not goingto hurt it but it was lucking so then we put HOG WIRE all around the fenced in area now if anything gets in it has to dig under so the only thing now is a raccoon my husband saw but he was scared off.

So what do all you think I have 5 hens and one Guinea I will be going to get a chicken at the fleamarket if I get a guinea would that make her more vocal she has nothing much to say ules she is scare sh** less of me and fliying around like mad she is not real loud I don't know how old she is but the guy said she is very young, The chicken I had had to be dispacted for heer vent patruding I thought it was prolasp but it was she had & eggs in her she went easy and suffer ZERO.

I thought a rooster is to keep peace with ever one.

Well what do you all think?

Rhayden

 

[cowcreekgeek]

I'm drawn to answer when folks claim their's is "a very stupid question," mostly likely 'cause I ain't all that smart ... but, yours was a good question, and you've already attracted some brilliant answers. I'd like to add one more suggestion, for those wishing to befriend the unfriendly:

Hang an old jacket and hat near where they feed, and slowly put 'em on every time you plan to patiently await them warmin' up to you a bit.

Oh ... and, if you must force the issue (and, don't, save for emergencies), you should probably wear eye protection.

 

[cowcreekgeek]

Yours is an *excellent* answer to what was a *great* question. I did add a suggestion to leave those dirty yard clothes hangin' where the birds can become very accustomed to seein' them, and wearing them upon each extended visit.

 

[Henny peeny]

When I first got her would a rooster of solved the problem of them picking on her they don't pick on her any more then they pick on each other and I sit with them when I can.
What if I raised them all together would I still have this problem would she still be far way from me.
Or no matter if I raised hr myself or how she is now (me not raising her) I still would be in the same place right she would be that away and I would be sitiing try to make friends.
I had got a baby goat she didn't want anything to do with me I would go out and sit withb her and pet her one day I went out she came and laid in my lap it didn't take long I thought if I did this with the giunea it would work and know I have not I hear somewhere that they can get so stressed that they can die a what is that called that build up in you muscules it is bad and can cuase you hard??? I can't think of it but this is what happenes when they are too stressed out and the can or will die.
This is another reason I am not so wanted to handle her to. maybe I made a mistake when I got her maybe so I just wanted something out in the pen to look at


this is what she looks like






Rhayden

 

[JLeigh]

Henny,

That's a sweet story you told about the goat (lucky goat!!), but guineas aren't really interested in physical contact. Goats like physical contact with other goats or humans, etc.

I doubt you will EVER get her to the point where she'll come to sit in your lap. That's just the way most guineas are, and not a reflection of your ability to tame and bond with animals. Don't sweat it. If you get her to the point where she will take her favorite treat from your hand, you've done as well as most of us guinea owners.

The trick is going to be how to get her there. .

Guineas are prey animals to almost everything around them. They themselves ONLY prey on bugs, worms....little things. Their predators are all over the place, on the ground and in the air: dogs, raccoons, opossums, foxes, owls, hawks, coyotes...and more. So, when predators come at them, they come on four legs, (or two legs...guineas can't count, LOL) and from the sky. They come in fast for the kill, too. (I'm sure you already know this). Guineas' predators come during the day and at night, so they're pretty much on guard 24/7. That makes them very skittish. Also, guineas are NOT SMART and it takes them a long time to learn. That's why this is going to be tough for you.

Right now, she sees you as Ground Predator Threat Number One.

But with all of my advice - anyone's advice - you don't know what will work until it works. Be prepared to say, "Well, that didn't work!" and try something else.

Just about everybody will agree that going slowly is key. If you throw too much at her to start with, it may backfire. Try one thing at a time. Maybe get a chair and sit outside the pen for a period of time each day would be best to start with. Every once in a while, toss some treats in for her.

But sometimes things just don't work out, you know? People re-home guineas for all kinds of reasons. If she won't come around, or you don't have the time to invest in her, no one will blame you for re-homing her. You need to be happy with the situation, and so does she. Don't be afraid to say, "I've tried my best, and it just isn't working." Most of us have had to make that choice, and if they haven't, they probably will sooner or later. . Stay in this long enough and we all have to make hard choices. I'm sure you've had to make them before, right? I have for sure.

Keep us all posted though!
Leigh

Edit:

I forgot to mention that goats are probably a lot smarter than guineas, so don't compare your other animals to a guinea. Chickens are generally smarter than guineas. I'm not putting them down - I love them - but we gotta be realistic. .

 

[Henny peeny]

giuneas are not smart?? I think they are smart enough to get away from danger instead of just sitting there and get eaten up.

Thanks muchly I thought hse woud belike my hens they want to be pet and Half and half she DEMNDS YOOU TO. but I reckon the guinea may need someone to chat with. It may not get to the point that she will take treats from me but she will have someone to talk to. My chickens don't talk much to eat other unless one has something the other ones sees and then they remind me of Searching for nemo and they all are saying MINE MINE MINE . I am not gonna rehome her I can never tell if the person will eat her and if that was how things were to go fo her we would be the ones to do this. Fret not she is in no danger of this YET as long as it all goes as is she is safe all the critters are mine and I decide what we are to do with them and when . He life is not on the line. Have had chickens that stopped laying shortly after I got them had then till there life ended if they had to be dispatch for reason of sickness or because a mean rooster I dislike having to dispatch a rooster but we have grand kids I tell them to stay way from the chickens but you know how kids are and I hate to have them tramatized from a rooster.

I think another freind for he may be the thing to do so she at lease can have her own kind and talk to it now If I get abother giunea for her will this make her more voclal she says things some times she does freak out with the lawn mower but getting better. I know rooster is not goingto make he anymore friendly but I don't know. if she nezt and she freaks out do you think she will break the eggs. or if I get a nother coulr giunea does this make a differrence as to if she will talk to it. Iknow so much in wondering with her. We had a deer come in and I throw deer to the chickens raw deer that is and to the dogs when I threw it in with the giunea hen and hens the giunea got 3 peices of the raw deer she is very fast maybe this is what I should use to get her to get near me. Hey thank for all you help.

Rhayden

 

[pheonixstar15a]

I have 11 guineas i raised from eggs hatched from a wild mother that came into my yard with her mate and a red rooster, naturally i began feeding them corn and they made themselves at home. Before the guineas wandered into my yard i had never had Guineas, or knew much about them except that they lay eggs everywhere. My young flock ( think they are about 20 weeks old) will definitely follow me around whenever i go outside my house, they are used to me giving treats in the morning and before i put them up at night. Some mornings it is I who wants to hide from them, they come to me swaking and wanting food. I love them as well as my other varied chickens, i have about 23 layers and 3 small roosters. I don't have a roof over my chicken run, so the guineas along with most of the other chickens go in at night to roost, in the morning they fly out, stay out for awhile than all fly back into the run, i guess to eat?, than wait till i let all of them out in the late afternoon. It has been an experience raising them and i rely on this site to get information on them.