how cold hardy are guinea fowl

[samandmike]

my daughter was wanting to get the valturian but reeding about this breed thay have to be kept above 30 degres are other breeds more tolerable to cold

 

[Katy]

I have just regular old farm-yard guineas. They roost in the trees year round....the elms in the summer and the cedars in the winter. We get cold here (-18 this winter) with very cold wind chills and they never seem any worse for it.

 

[samandmike]

thank you she will be happy to hear that she saw another tipe she liked so that will make her day tomarrow we have no way to heat a coop sorry it took solong to get back computer is on dileup slooooow thanks again

 

[casuarius]

Domestic Guineas are very cold hardy and easy. Vulturines are not at all cold hardy, and I never could allow mine to get below 50 degrees or their toes would fall off. They are also very disease prone, and get sick easy unless they have a large outdoor aviary, 50ft by 50ft or better. Awesome birds otherwise. The biggest draw back, is your looking at $850/pair versus $20/pair.