Any good pics of your guineas?

[R2elk]

An American guinea hog!? Now you are teaching me something new. Will have to look that one up.

American Guinea Hog Association

 

[Gill-b]

My heart just melted!!! I adore pigs and if I lived on a homestead the pig will be at the top of my list of "pets" to get. The Guinea hog looks so gorgeous.

 

[Gill-b]

American Guinea Hog Association

Thank you for the link.

 

[SplendidDogFeet]

Guinea-fowl owners: Show me your best guineas pics please! And why do you think some of your pics of your guineas your best ones?

My kids are still young, but I think they're gorgeous. The white feet is one of my sweetest and the sleepy babe is the only one so far who has dropped the head fuzz.

 

[fowltemptress]

This little family of four wandered into the open recently. This guinea had been nesting in my waterfowl pasture without me ever having realized it. The morning I found them the keets were wet, lethargic, and sure to die without intervention; I warmed them up in my armpits and used them as bait to lure their parents into the garage, where they've been trapped for about a week, I think. I finally let them out once I saw the keets were able to join their parents wherever they decided to roost. Don't ask me what state the garage is currently in . . .

 

[fowltemptress]

This isn't at all a good picture, but it's of the garage family before release.

 

[Gill-b]

This little family of four wandered into the open recently...

How sweet! Well done on the rescue and release.

 

[alinas2010]

This isn't at all a good picture, but it's of the garage family before release.

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So sweet! Were they so angry to be in there? It’s a wonder any survive in the wild lol

 

[fowltemptress]

So sweet! Were they so angry to be in there? It’s a wonder any survive in the wild lol

Wild guineas must be made of tougher stuff; all my guineas who nested outside of my fenced in pastures have been picked off by predators, unfortunately.

They weren't angry at all. I was surprised; I thought there would be worried pacing or something. They spent the week leading the keets around the garage, finding spiders and whatnot in the corners to eat and generally doing normal guinea things. At night I'd have to shoo the mom down from her perch because the keets would be left screaming on the floor. I know she wasn't intentionally being neglectful, but sheesh.