Can you help me sex my Mature Guineas.

[PeepsCA]

... As for the wattles - even a man can grow some bo*bs.

 

[My3Cats]

My female guineas wattles usually lie flatter to the head where as the males curve out in a c shape. The females make the 2 part call and the males a one part call or one that reminds me of a machine gun-loud and fast. That is when they are mature. When they are younger of course its harder to tell and I dont think they mature as fast as chickens. currently I have approximately 50 guineas many who I let free range and let them in at night.

 

[PeepsCA]

My female guineas wattles usually lie flatter to the head where as the males curve out in a c shape. The females make the 2 part call and the males a one part call or one that reminds me of a machine gun-loud and fast. That is when they are mature. When they are younger of course its harder to tell and I dont think they mature as fast as chickens. currently I have approximately 50 guineas many who I let free range and let them in at night.

Welcome to BYC My3Cats

Just wanted to clarify a couple things for ya...

Some breeders purposely breed for their males to have flat wattles, for prevention of frostbite damage in winter which is a common problem in a lot of states. Also. due to genetics (usually bad) Hens can have larges cupped wattles and both sexes can have one of each (asymmetrical), so shape/size of the wattles is never a fool proof way of sexing Guineas...

They are sexually mature as early as 14-15 weeks, and if fed correctly (raised on high protein feeds) are usually full grown by that age as well. Depending on what your flock free ranges for, and how much commercial high protein feed they get each day, they may or may not mature that fast.

 

[Joe.G]

I have a male and a female, The one Mounts My chickens or at least trys all of the time, Plus he trys to bully my two other roosters, I wonder how he will do when I let my Turkeys out or my Peacocks.

 

[PeepsCA]

If your Turkeys and Peas are anything like mine, they will school him real quick about where his boundaries are with them (as long as they aren't still babies and inclined to be submissive towards him).

If the male Guinea does start in on them tho, then I'd catch him and cage him for a while. A week long time-out where he can see but not get to any of your other birds should help cool his jets, and also take away his position in his "imaginary pecking order". Knock him down a peg or 2, so to speak.

 

[Joe.G]

Peepsca you have turkeys and Peafowl also?

 

[fowlsessed]

My female guineas wattles usually lie flatter to the head where as the males curve out in a c shape. The females make the 2 part call and the males a one part call or one that reminds me of a machine gun-loud and fast. That is when they are mature. When they are younger of course its harder to tell and I dont think they mature as fast as chickens. currently I have approximately 50 guineas many who I let free range and let them in at night.

This has been my sure-fire experience. But they weren't show birds, just barnyard guineas. I hear people saying that it's so hard to tell them apart, but in my experience, the males have wattles cupped out-ward, and females have wattles cupping in....more like 'hugging' their face. I was shocked to have never heard or read of this, I felt like I had some great secret! lol It may not be sure-fire for everyone's birds, but worked for me.

 

[PeepsCA]

Peepsca you have turkeys and Peafowl also?

Yes, I have 6 Turkeys and 4 Peafowl. All but one of my Toms and my one Peacock were hatched/raised with Guineas... so for the most part they all get along and the Guineas know who's boss. I have one tough mean Turkey Hen that will whoop the snot out of any Guinea that ticks her off. She's constantly scolding them, reminding them that they don't want to get flogged by her again, lol.

 

[My3Cats]

You are right about the wattles. I am now seeing a few with a flat one and a curved one. My guineas are inside for now since the weather is bad- 2 dissapeared and one fell out of a tree breaking her ankles. I will let out with the chickens when the wather improves. They eat game bird feed,corn and laying mash mixed together as the chickens and guineas share the coop. I laughed about your comment the turkey will whoop the snot out of any guinea that ticks her of!. They definitly like to run their beaks ALL Day long. About the cats-you sound like my husband. But do you have rats or mice? We dont. It was kind of funny tho