ARe guineas safe to be in trees during winter?

[americana-chick]

I let my guineas sleep in the trees around our house at night, so far they have been doing great but there first winter is coming up here pretty soon and i want to make sure it is safe for them to be out in the cold in a tree like that.. or should i try to make them go into the coop? (i have tried that befor and it didnt work) Thanks!

 

[fishman65]

winter or summer in the trees they are open to all predators, from owls to raccoons to possums they all love guineas in a tree. It might take a while but get them to go into a coop at night. try whatever they like to eat to coax them into a coop at night. do it every night because if not they will get taken one by one until they are finally all gone. It took only 5 months for my local predators to eradicate all 19 of my free range guineas. now they get locked up every night, no exceptions and no excuses.

 

[redhen]

Depends on what state you live in..if its cold like my state..i'd not leave them outside..
Not to mention the things that are gonna eat 'um..

But i know alot of people do keep them outside because they can be so wild and hard to catch..

 

[shelleyd2008]

Mine voluntarily came inside in October or November last year, as soon as we started getting freezing rain. Up until then I couldn't get them to go inside at all.

 

[featheredfriendlover]

mine roost outside during the warmer months and the start sleeping in the coop at night once it starts getting colder and snowy.

 

[americana-chick]

The only predator im worried about here is owls.. and i dont see them much. we do have a few racoons but i never really see them around the goat pen, because my dogs pen is right next to the goat and chicken pen.
I hope that they will soon learn to go inside the coop. Thanks!