If your Guineas have had the coop and are adult I would be cautious when introducing hens especially and roos more so.
Guineas need to be brought up with the chickens, not the other way around. They can get VERY aggressive and they are fierce fighters, much more so than ANY rooster fight you may have seen.
They also do gang up and use their numbers to get their bidding's done. Guinea fowl are a different type of animal. THEY MUST be brought up with the chickens as juveniles in my opinion.
Another problem you may experience is if a rooster does get the upper hand, it happens, the Guineas will most likely not come back to the coop and instead roost in trees.
Take speckled hens experience and use caution. I would try to introduce at least 3 hens and watch what happens.
Guinea fowl are even mean to their fellow Guinea during mating season. The stories you hear about them attacking are true and not to be ignored.
I LOVE my Guineas, but I have a large flock of chickens and they were all introduced as juvies.
One other thing I forgot to mention. If a group of hens gets the upper hand on a Guinea, you will most likely find it dead. The hens will peck the eyes out first, then kill the Guinea by attacking the throat. I have seen hens do this to one of my baby Guineas that got itself caught in the wire mesh stalls.
Even when I was carrying the carcass out of the barn, they were attacking it.
Guineas need to be brought up with the chickens, not the other way around. They can get VERY aggressive and they are fierce fighters, much more so than ANY rooster fight you may have seen.
They also do gang up and use their numbers to get their bidding's done. Guinea fowl are a different type of animal. THEY MUST be brought up with the chickens as juveniles in my opinion.
Another problem you may experience is if a rooster does get the upper hand, it happens, the Guineas will most likely not come back to the coop and instead roost in trees.
Take speckled hens experience and use caution. I would try to introduce at least 3 hens and watch what happens.
Guinea fowl are even mean to their fellow Guinea during mating season. The stories you hear about them attacking are true and not to be ignored.
I LOVE my Guineas, but I have a large flock of chickens and they were all introduced as juvies.
One other thing I forgot to mention. If a group of hens gets the upper hand on a Guinea, you will most likely find it dead. The hens will peck the eyes out first, then kill the Guinea by attacking the throat. I have seen hens do this to one of my baby Guineas that got itself caught in the wire mesh stalls.
Even when I was carrying the carcass out of the barn, they were attacking it.
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