Guineas

[marymac]

Maybe they would be alright together. If not then just put up a divider between them. I even considered just chicken wire as a divider. She would have to make a seperate pop door too. It may all work out ok. I had 2 lavender guineas that I raised with my chicks and they were ok, it was the other 4 pearls that didn't like my chicks except for my silkie who was raised with the 4. Who can figure out the way chickens think? I love them anyway.

 

[rooster0209]

I raised my birds together and they get along fine. When free ranging the Guinea's will sound an alarm alot sooner when a big bird flies over head, than a chicken will. Then they all run for the trees. Alot of farmers around here raise them all together and don't have any issues

I havn't had any issues with fighting or meaness. It is a noisy place when I walk into the coop and the guinea's start up. They are awesome tick destroyers.

 

[marytoast]

Make sure you do coop them at night. I learned the hard way. I started with10 guineas in July I now have 3. My hawk, fox, coyotes and owls love guines.

 

[Chicken Girl]

I am sure it will be fine. Thanks guys and girls!! lol

do any of you know were i can just get one or two. I am totaly new to all this so i just want 2 or 3. But can they eat chicken starter? And what is it? i mean is it like a turky and chicken? lol Thanks Agen!!

Chicken Girl

 

[MTtroutwithwings]

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You will start them on chick starter feed, which is a poultry feed for all baby birds. Then when they become 6 weeks old you can switch to meat bird feed for game birds.
You probably won't find any keets until late spring, they are seasonal layers and generally not available until June. Check with your local feed store to see if they sell them along with baby chicks, turkeys, etc. They're real expensive to purchase from hatcheries and there usually is a min. purchase of 30. If you find one that will go less, you risk losing them in shipping due to heat loss. Hope this info helps.

Lori

 

[maine chicks]

Guineas are great fun. We hand raised ours-they lived in the dining room for a couple months then moved to the garage until they went to the chicken coop. Read "Gardening with Guineas" and check out the web site. It has step by step instructions and lots of good info. Mine share a coop with the chickens but there is still a mesh divider. The guineas are much cleaner than the chickens, make more noise, and don't tear up your gardens the way chickens do when they free range. We have one that runs to greet people when they come. The UPS man has to make sure he isn't in the truck with him when he leaves. The guinea begs for dog treats with the dogs.

 

[RIR&Guineas]

Hi,
First post on BYC so I'll be brief.
We have 45+ Guineas in with 40 RIR chickens and they get along without any problems.
When you first get your Guineas, either babies or adults, you want to keep them in the coop for at least 6 weeks so they learn that the coop is their sleeping place. Allowing them to roost in trees is begging for problems as they can't see in the dark and Owls or Coons will have an easy time getting them.
They should be fed Turkey Starter or Game Bird Starter as they do require a feed that's a higher percent (18) then regular chicken feed (12-14).
Most Feed Stores sell them starting in May. As stated by other Poster's, babies (Keets) must be kept in a warm (95), draft free, location for the first week and then drop the temp by 5 degrees each week until they're 4 weeks old and then they can take the normal summer temps. They can't be allowed to free range until they're at least 14 weeks old.
Hope this helps.

Bob