anything about guineas

[Roxannemc]

HI
Bought some chickens for ticks..now i hear guineas are better . dont know one thing about them
Can you coop them with chickens.?
Do i need to put them in tractor coop or are they able to escape a hawk better than a chicken?
I live in a rural area ..lots of hawks coyotes etc.
Are their eggs eatable?
Do they taste like chicken eggs.?
Will they come in at night to roost in a coop like chickens?
Thanks for any answers,.

 

[The Red Rooster]

HI
Bought some chickens for ticks..now i hear guineas are better . dont know one thing about them
Can you coop them with chickens.?
Do i need to put them in tractor coop or are they able to escape a hawk better than a chicken?
I live in a rural area ..lots of hawks coyotes etc.
Are their eggs eatable?
Do they taste like chicken eggs.?
Will they come in at night to roost in a coop like chickens?
Thanks for any answers.

Yep! They do all of that.

They get along great with the chickens, can escape predators, you can eat their eggs, I think they taste like chicken eggs (I have never tasted them), and they will roost at night.

 

[Roxannemc]

Are they really noisy?A neighbor had peacocks a few years ago and they would drive you up the wall with their screeching all day long.

 

[Lollipop]

HI
Bought some chickens for ticks..now i hear guineas are better . dont know one thing about them
Can you coop them with chickens.?
Do i need to put them in tractor coop or are they able to escape a hawk better than a chicken?
I live in a rural area ..lots of hawks coyotes etc.
Are their eggs eatable?
Do they taste like chicken eggs.?
Will they come in at night to roost in a coop like chickens?
Thanks for any answers,.

Guineas are wild birds that somehow are able to live domestically. They are the best insect controlers out there and, in my experience with them, make a marked difference in populations of tick, scorpions, moths, grasshoppers, snakes, mice, flies, mosquitoes, wasps, just about anything you don't want in your yard They don't tear up gardens or flower beds like chickens. They do best when free ranged and, even though they can be kept in a coop and/or taught to roost there, they usually prefer to roost in trees. The eggs are small, but delicious and they only lay during warm months. During the time they are growing up, you would swear it takes 6 of them to make one brain. Atrition is high, so buy more than you want to end up with. My last batch of 20 dwindled to 3 during the first year and now the 3 are 3 years old. If you buy adults, you must keep them penned for 6-8 weeks to imprint "home" in their pinheads. They are loud and obnoxious, especially the hens, but they seem to quiet down as they mature. Anything out of the ordinary is enough to set the whole flock off, making them great alarm systems. You get to distinguish alarm calls and know when they are really bent, like when a hawk is around. They are the clowns of the yard and will keep you entertained constantly. I will always have guineas...........Pop