Is it normal to kick a lone guinea out?

[sawilliams]

I have 3 guinea fowl, 2 female 1 male. The 2 have paired off leaving the 3rd a lone hen. Unfortunately this past week I have notice the 2 (or at least 1 of the 2) giving the 3rd a very difficult time. Infact a few days ago they had her penned against the fence cowarding and the 1 pecking her really hard if she tried to move. She is rarely even on the same side of the yard as them any more and trys to keep her distance. I'm sure i saw her earlier today. But she isn't in the coop tonight. And hubby has said a few times he had seen her out by the solar panels (opposite side of the house) early morning before daybreak. I know she could have gotten taken by a predator, but i believe she had decided to leave the coop, either on her own or by force. I did check all my trees but perhaps just didn't see her. There is a neighbor with a flock so there is a chance she is looking for them to find a mate, how the neighbor doesn't mine an extra bird.

Im not incredibly worried, I suspect she's still near by for food. But it just seems really odd. I understood that they where flock animals and stayed inn large groups.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Sorry but I do not know guinea behavior at all

 

[sawilliams]

So yeah as i suspected she was near by just not in the coop. I close the run but not the coop doors and the guinea can fly over the run fencing. When i got up this morning the 2 where dtill inside and the 1 was out she's already been walking through the damp grass. When i opened the run she waited for everyone too leave before going in to get food.

 

[pennyJo1960]

need to have more of them or less is how it sounds

 

[sawilliams]

That's ok I don't want more unless they have their own coop out in the far back corner of the feild. They are living with the chickens right now

 

[red horse ranch]

It's not uncommon to have an outcast. Usually one in every flock. I have an outcast in my flock now. But the others usually aren't abusive even tho they keep her outside of the flock most of the time. It's sad to see but I'm not sure if there's anything that can be done unless you get an extra male for the extra girl. They do pair off every spring. When the mated female goes broody and doesn't leave the nest then the male will usually turn to another available female until the hatch is over.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Hey thanks for chiming in @red horse ranch never had nor wanted guinea
but there where valid questions

 

[sawilliams]

Ok. Yeah it's different this is our first year with guineas they are more for neighbor good snake protection then pets. But i like them enough. They are loud though

 

[red horse ranch]

They can be loud at times. Just consider it 'country music!

 

[pennyJo1960]

no country in that I grew up country hate the sound of them and the look