Guinea sitting on nest in chicken coop!

[PeepsCA]

LOL you are welcome, glad I could help

Good luck with the male Guineas/fertile egg/keet quest! careful what you wish for, you could end up with 60 keets, real quick, lol. Also one other thing to keep in mind is that the new males will need to be penned up for several weeks, so they learn where home is... if you just turn them loose they may just fly away and take your 3 Hens with them!

 

[PeepsCA]

Forgot to add.... The males may not like your Chickens... so they may need to be house separately. Hope it all works out for you!!

 

[BritinMO]

LOL, you read my mind, I was going to ask you about introducing new fully grown guineas! I've got a fully enclosed (wire) large run on the side of the chicken coop with a roosting pole in it, they can live in there quite happily for a few weeks.............IF...............I get some more, left a message for the guy who apparently has some, hopefully he will call back later!

I'll let you know what happens!

 

[PeepsCA]

Too bad you didn't live in CA, I'd set ya up with some lonely males from my flock!

Your set up sounds great, you are ready to go! This is the time of yr when a lot of people are getting rid of their extra males, or their overly aggressive males (bullies)... just be sure not to inherit someone else's problem!

 

[BritinMO]

LOL, I was ready to pack up and head over to CA to come and visit your herd PeepsCA! I've sourced a flock of 80 guineas nearby and am picking 4 up at 7pm this evening, I've asked for 2 males and 2 females! They are all about one year old which is the same age as mine - so hopefully its all going to work out...........

I'm really rather excited! And I am sure there is going to be excitement from my chickens and guineas when the newcomers move into the run..................

 

[david's grammy]

I believe you have 3 hens from the looks of their backs a rooster has not been riding them,,,, but at least you know you will have at least to good sitters ...not all guinea ar.. I have about a 150 that free grange in the day and coop up at night. I taught from the time they were small and in the pen that joins the coops to coop up by tapping on the wood of the pen....NOW they come to that sound all towrd evening and that is when I ffed them and shut them in...all go in so far. In that coop i have 4 hens sitting on about 50 eggs, which I hope works. I am having a nitemare with the ones in lockdown ...one hatched sometime early morn yesterday and nothing now...should be popping out ...BOO HOO