Guinea talk.

[MartinsPoultry]

Thanks im hoping for good luck. Now i am finding two guinea eggs a day. With Echo and Delta being thr oldest i have little to no doubt they are the ones laying, but figuring out which ones are fertile are the guessing game.

 

[pattyhen]

well last night right before dark and right before I was putting my guineas back in the coop a fox picked off one of my guineas. I went down to let them in and only 3 were there. I quickly grabbed my rifle and went for a walk behind the coop and quickly saw the fox I was able to get 2 good shots in and it ran down the ravine. I found blood today so I know I hit him good. Unfortunately he killed the guinea. My poor 3 guineas left were crying for the 4th last night until lights out and today. I let the 3 out to free range again today only because I found blood from the fox. Ugh I hate predators.

I'm so sorry for your loss and I hate predators too. I hope the remaining 3 stay safe.

 

[Japetus]

Would anyone know if letting guineas roam around an apiary is a bad idea? Would they wait and peck at the bees outside of the beehives?

 

[R2elk]

Would anyone know if letting guineas roam around an apiary is a bad idea? Would they wait and peck at the bees outside of the beehives?

I know of at least one person who got rid of his guineas because they would stand right at the entrance to the hive picking off each bee as it emerged from the hive.

I have not had a problem with my hives and guineas but the guineas for the most part have not associated the hives as a source of food. I do wonder how many bees I lose because I keep sweet clover planted in the guinea pen. My guinea pen happens to be in the direct path of a very large source of grasshoppers which probably helps keep them from eating all the bees.

 

[Dmontgomery]

Has anyone had a guinea hen with a prolapsed vent? We noticed Jenny had prolapse yesterday. We brought her in the house last night but I was unable to put it back in. She has never been handled before so it seems like the cure was causing more problems than the injury. She was scared to death that we picked her up and brought her inside.
She is fine in all other aspects. Eating, drinking, and running around as usual. Other forums indicate to leave it alone for a few days and see if it fixes itself. Any ideas would be appreciated.

 

[pattyhen]

Has anyone had a guinea hen with a prolapsed vent? We noticed Jenny had prolapse yesterday. We brought her in the house last night but I was unable to put it back in. She has never been handled before so it seems like the cure was causing more problems than the injury. She was scared to death that we picked her up and brought her inside.
She is fine in all other aspects. Eating, drinking, and running around as usual. Other forums indicate to leave it alone for a few days and see if it fixes itself. Any ideas would be appreciated.

I've heard to soak them in warm water and gently try and push it back in. With her it might cause her more stress and harm her even more. I hope she gets better soon let us know how she does.

 

[MartinsPoultry]

Try hydrocortisone its an anti inflammatory after a bath in epsom salts.

 

[FarmBoy124]

I have 4 guineas and they are very easy to manage I really recommend them.

 

[laurenspivey]

Posting a question here. I have a Guinea female about 3-4 years old. She keeps laying down and will maybe get up and walk around for a little bit. She doesn't lay in the same spot and has a wet spot on her bottom that smells very foul. What could be wrong with her? Normally she won't let me hold her but she's letting me walk right up to her and pick her up. Won't eat out of my hand when I try to feed her either

 

[pattyhen]

Posting a question here. I have a Guinea female about 3-4 years old. She keeps laying down and will maybe get up and walk around for a little bit. She doesn't lay in the same spot and has a wet spot on her bottom that smells very foul. What could be wrong with her? Normally she won't let me hold her but she's letting me walk right up to her and pick her up. Won't eat out of my hand when I try to feed her either

I looked up vent gleet on the search bar at the top of this page. Have you wormed your guinea yet? They suggested safeguard for five days 0.5 ml per 2.2 pounds.

By the way welcome to BYC it's a great group of people and I hope your guinea gets better.