Guinea Fowl Questions

[Chick_in_Indiana]

I'm sure you can mix and match colors. I have read that the darker colors have longer laying seasons. I cant speak for anyone else but I have the helmeted breed and they do very well in cold weather. I had one that didnt go in one night. It got down to -17 F. My hubby and I both went out several times trying to roost her out of the tree and she wouldnt budge. She made it through the night with no frost bite, I was so suprised. Oh I forgot to add, you can hear guineas from alot further then 350 ft. I have neighbor that both have them and they are just over a 1/4 mile away on both sides. You can hear everytime they chi chi. Just talk your neibor to getting some too then neither of you can complain.

 

[swampducks]

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Glad to hear he survived such a cold temp! Makes me feel better, I get plenty of those up here!

How do you suppose a 500 foot deep line of tall cedar trees would do on muffling the noise? There's a couple neighbors on the next street over who have given their close neighbors headaches about their dogs. Perhaps they'll just think guinea calls are some kind of wild swamp creature?

I get my guineas in 5.5 more days!

 

[DoubleG]

Oh I forgot to add, you can hear guineas from alot further then 350 ft. I have neighbor that both have them and they are just over a 1/4 mile away on both sides. You can hear everytime they chi chi.

If they are that loud I might have to pass on them. I don't need any cheesed off neighbors.

Thanks for everyone's input!​

 

[MandyH]

I LOVE my guineas, but had to make a coop for them when I saw them sitting on the neighbors front porch one evening across the highway!!!! I wish they could understand land lines so they could free range again. They are a lot louder now than when they were free to roam, which I can understand.