Guineas and chickens

[jtbuck]

Need help. Wife has 10 Guineas that are caged at night then let ou in the am. She now has brought home 2 young chickens . How to introduce them to the guineas

 

[R2elk]

I keep guineas and chickens together.... they might not 'understand' each other but they never fight.

Have you been through a guinea breeding season?

I have kept guineas and chickens together. I will not keep guineas and chickens together again.

Chickens do not understand the races and chases or the attacks from behind with the feather pulling and feather breaking that guineas do.

 

[R2elk]

Need help. Wife has 10 Guineas that are caged at night then let out in the am. She now has brought home 2 young chickens . How to introduce them to the guineas

My recommendation is to keep the chickens separate. Guineas have entirely different behaviors than do any other fowl. Only another guinea can understand guineas.

 

[My2butterflies]

I’m with R2elk on not housing them with chickens.
Ive only been through one breeding season, but they do get brutal. I had 13, 7 females and 6 males. I still ended up losing a male to the dominant male killing him. It was very sad.
I can’t imagine chickens would be able to handle that level and intensity of aggression.

 

[R2elk]

Who recommended this and what no. is it?

I never recommend having fewer than 10 guineas. They are a flock bird and do best in large groups.

To learn about guineas, read the thread Raising Guinea Fowl 101 and pay particular attention to posts made by @PeepsCA .

 

[R2elk]

Well I don't keep male guineas.

I am guessing that you also don't keep the recommended number of guineas for a proper flock.

 

[SulkyBantam]

I keep guineas and chickens together.... they might not 'understand' each other but they never fight.

 

[SulkyBantam]

Well I don't keep male guineas.

 

[SulkyBantam]

I am guessing that you also don't keep the recommended number of guineas for a proper flock.
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Who recommended this and what no. is it?

 

[SulkyBantam]

Thank you for the info. My guineas are happy, though I plan to get some more in the future.
I won't discuss this on this thread any more we've kind of hijacked it.