Guinea questions

[Stephh0701]

This is normal. When the first breeding season starts is when your guineas will become terrorists to your chickens. Because they were raised with chickens they will treat the chickens the same as they treat each other. The chickens will not understand the racing and chasing along with the attacks from behind that include feather pulling and breaking. The chickens do not know how to show submission like the guineas do.

That's good to know! We already were talking about separating them out, but since everyone will be ranged in the day I think just giving them a separate sleeping space is all we can do. We have 8.5 acres so hopefully it's enough room that the chickens aren't terrorized.

 

[The Chick Addict]

I have 2 males and one hen and they all get along fine. They are such gentlemen and the leader hangs out with her the most but they all get along.

 

[Nurfsmom]

I have two sets if guineas. The first set is older and was about a week old when I got them. They live with the chickens but definitely pick on the younger chicken. My second set of guineas was a few days old and raised from the get go with another batch of chickens and they're perfect little "chickens" or at least they think they're chickens, lol. None if mine are full grown yet so I'm just watching to see if we need to separate. The older group is about to go out into the pasture if they continue to pick.

My guineas and young chickens were all hatched on the same day, July 20th. Who knows why, but I suspect some of the other chickens are also in on the feather pulling.

 

[Nurfsmom]

How close are your neighbors?

We have a corner lot and neighbors are across road. Neighbors on other side are on the other side of an empty lot between us.

 

[SmiYa0126]

We have a corner lot and neighbors are across road. Neighbors on other side are on the other side of an empty lot between us.

Are you close to the road?

 

[Nurfsmom]

Are you close to the road?

Two sides of our property are on a road.

 

[SmiYa0126]

I had to chase my guineas back every day from the other side of the road. For some reason they loved trying to cross.

 

[sandiiiiiiiii]

I have the regular guinea hens. I have one with white primary feathers - is that a different gender?

 

[R2elk]

I have the regular guinea hens. I have one with white primary feathers - is that a different gender?

No, it has nothing to do with gender. A couple of white flight feathers is fairly common among any of the color varieties.

 

[sandiiiiiiiii]

How do you sex adult guinea hens? I have regular gray Pearl