Guinea fowl and chicken love

[lgw86]

Hello all,
I have a male guinea fowl who has decided to become infatuated with one of my hens. Only prob is the hen has now had 15 chicks (to the rooster I think) and I have put her in a separate netted fully enclosed area away from cats and hawks. There is also another hen in there too with chicks. They have been separated but the guinea could easily fly over the wire into the other hens area.
The guinea fowl is beside himself and is just running around the pen all day long screaming and screeching.
Can I let him in or will he hurt the chicks?? I'm not sure if guinea fowls have the tendency to be aggressive towards babies.

Thankyou,
Lauren

 

[drumstick diva]

He is very likely to kill the chicks. Keep him away - doesn't he have any female guineas to fill his desires?

 

[kidcody]

from Washington state glad you joined us!

 

[lgw86]

Yes he does but they are younger and he just doesn't seem thrilled by them at all. For some reason he is just besotted by this particular hen. I just hope he gets over his screaming and running around the pen phase. It's not the most enjoyable thing to witness

 

[TwoCrows]

Hi there,

and welcome to BYC!

Yes, larger fowl really shouldn't mix with smaller fowl. Sometimes bad things happen.

Good luck with your flock and enjoy BYC!

 

[Kelsie2290]

Hello and Welcome To BYC! Can you separate the guinea away from where he can see/hear the hen he is infatuated with for awhile?... are the female guineas mature?

 

[roostersandhens]

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC. I would keep the guinea fowl away from the hen and chicks - they can be a little wacky/hyper. He needs a mate. Apparently he has developed what he thinks is a pair bond with the hen.

 

[gander007]

Alright Lauren,

it's great to have you joining the BYC flock

Yes they can get along but you have a guinea who is alone

Don't let this photo make you think it is a big happy family as
with any family once the food is gone the picking and feather
pulling starts right back up so the separation happens real
fast

Keep him away if you want your chicks ,,, at least for 4 weeks

gander007

 

[Heme]

First off...I was advised that the Guinea hen was engineered or modified from the Chicken. So am am told. With that said; folks I know in Tennessee have both of theses fowl associating together on their farms. Chickens somewhat migrate in a flock and disperse in a general area, then occasionally run together like kids being called to dinner by mom.

The Guinea fowl move in a group and follow the leader for the most part, but they have been known to slip up from time to time.

Enjoy your feathered friends.