guinea fowl

[raggie6653]

have 12 guinea missing free range them live way out in the country they come home every night and i put them upbut been gone for 2 days do they stay out like that for days

 

[Gray Farms]

Could be lots of things. They could be lost from wondering to far. They could have been killed by predators. They could have been stolen by someone. Can you hear them at all? I'd do some searching in about a 1 mile radius and see if you can find any signs of them. Look for tracks, signs from them foraging and digging, feathers, etc. Also call the neighbors and see if anybody has seen them.

 

[raggie6653]

Have been out looking for them its so dry here canot find tracks went 3 miles looking

 

[Gray Farms]

Hmm... Have you contacted the neighbors? Did you find feathers? Like a bunch where a predator may have grabbed one. 3 miles wow! I'm starting to wonder if somebody stole them.

 

[red horse ranch]

It would be unusual for predators to get all 12 of them at once since guineas can fly. At least a few of them should have come home. But guineas can be dumb about fences. They can easily fly INTO a field but will spend hours walking the fence line try to figure out how to get OUT. It's possible that they think they are trapped when all they need to do is fly away.
They may have found a food source at a neighbor's house and slept in trees. I do hope you find your birds. It's hard to tell where they might be.

 

[raggie6653]

will keep looking do they sometimes stay gone and come in when they feel like have call people but they live a long way from me

 

[guineapeeps]

have 12 guinea missing free range them live way out in the country they come home every night and i put them upbut been gone for 2 days do they stay out like that for days

How long have you had your guineas? Do they come in by themselves every night, or do you have to round them up? Are they very tame or more on the wild side like many guineas are? If they are not very docile, then I wouldn’t think that someone would be able to catch them all and take them away.
I find it really strange that they have been gone 2 days, especially if they are used to coming in every night and know it is their “home”. I would not think that a predator could get all 12 all at once, either. I am wondering if something got one or two of them and spooked the rest or chased them away. I would look in the trees to see if they have flown up high and are afraid to come down. When I first got my guineas, a neighbor’ dog chased them and they flew up into the trees as it started snowing. They were so freaked out by the dog and snow that they didn’t come down for 2 days. Yours may be the same and be roosting very high up in trees a ways from your house. I would also check with any neighbors, especially if they have any poultry or guineas, as I have heard of guineas joining nearby flocks.
Good luck. Let us know if you find out what happened to them.

 

[Unicornlife3316]

Are they males or females?

You could have females on a nest, with her mate standing guard. Wouldn’t think all 12 of them would do it at the same time though.

I’d say they got lost or got eaten. Check the trees, do it during the day because when they go to roost at night they’re basically silent so as not to attract any predators.

Good luck.

 

[raggie6653]

have had them since they were little they are very tame if I am outside they are right behind me thank you I miss them will keep looking

 

[guineapeeps]

It would be unusual for predators to get all 12 of them at once since guineas can fly. At least a few of them should have come home. But guineas can be dumb about fences. They can easily fly INTO a field but will spend hours walking the fence line try to figure out how to get OUT. It's possible that they think they are trapped when all they need to do is fly away.
They may have found a food source at a neighbor's house and slept in trees. I do hope you find your birds. It's hard to tell where they might be.

I agree...they are not the sharpest tool in the shed on some things. I let mine out every day from the same gate and everyday they’d frantically pace the fence line trying to find the very gate that they had gone out of every day before!