Is it ok to have all-female flocks?

[Catastrophic]

I am wondering if around 12 guineas will need males or will they be fine without? And why they will or not need males! Thanks for reading, and answering!

 

[R2elk]

I am wondering if around 12 guineas will need males or will they be fine without? And why they will or not need males! Thanks for reading, and answering!

Having an all female flock of guineas will be very difficult to put together in the first place since you can only buy adult guineas sexed. No one sells sexed keets.

It would be the noisiest possible flock there ever could be as the hens call constantly for a mate. Since no mates will be forthcoming, the calling will never stop.

 

[R2elk]

How many males do you think would be appropriate for 12 guineas?

Six hens plus six males = 12 guineas. Most guineas, unlike chickens tend to form pairs.

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

The reason I am planning on not getting a male is that I have an Ameraucana rooster and I hear male guineas fight with roosters a lot and wondering if this is true?

When I only had one guinea cock and 8 guinea hens, all brooded with chicks, the cock would constantly harass the roosters. However, I now have 7 cocks and 14 hens, and it’s actually much more peaceful. The newer guineas brooded only with guineas amd don’t really care about roosters. Even the original cock doesn’t care much about roosters anymore. When the cocks are feeling feisty, they chase each other around and leave the chickens alone. My guess is that having a decent number of guinea males would decrease the chance for aggression with your roosters, especially if you were committed to removing any guinea cocks that pick fights with roosters.

 

[My2butterflies]

I have at least 12 males and 13 females. Plus three I’m not sure about. Kinda hard with the pearls, I have 16 of them and most look too much alike
My ratio turned out not being as female heavy as I first suspected.
I can only imagine the racket I’d have if I only had the girls

It really seems the best way to have guineas that leave other poultry alone is to brood and coop them separately. Mine have all been brooded separate from other poultry and my guineas leave my other birds alone.

 

[R2elk]

The reason I am planning on not getting a male is that I have an Ameraucana rooster and I hear male guineas fight with roosters a lot and wondering if this is true?

I have a flock of 14 guineas. Eight are hens and 6 are cocks. They do not attack my chickens at any time.

I brooded the keets only with other keets. I raised them separately from any other poultry. I house them separately from any other poultry. When they are free ranging in the same area that the chickens and turkeys free range in, they keep to themselves as do the chickens. Neither group interacts with each other.

If you brood the keets with chicks they will become imprinted. When they are older, they will not be able to understand that chickens are not guineas and they will treat the chickens the same way they treat other chickens. Guinea ways are different from any other poultry. Guineas treating chickens as if they were other guineas causes the chickens great stress because the chickens do not understand why the guineas are acting the way they are.

 

[Texasclucker]

but every animal is different you never really know how they will or wont act

 

[Sydney65]

OM Goodness...the thought of 12 mateless females....
I've not had more than 6 goons at once, right now they're evenly split, w/3 females running around screaming "Come back come back!" All.Day.Long.-until they have mated.
The thought of 12 of them doing it year round....
Now, I don't have chickens, but I believe @R2elk has said that his have separate living quarters & don't bother each other while free ranging.

 

[Sydney65]

but every animal is different you never really know how they will or wont act

Agreed. My males are far calmer than my females and don't even flinch when I pick them up or pet them. They do battle between themselves, but I can step in and carry one away even during that.
My older hen has been through 1 mating season, and has became almost as calm, I can pick her up and "cuddle" with her. The 2 hens having their 1st season-forget about it.

 

[Catastrophic]

MAYBE A Male For Protection Purposes But I Think I They Will Be Fine Without One Guineas Do Good Protecting Themselves

The reason I am planning on not getting a male is that I have an Ameraucana rooster and I hear male guineas fight with roosters a lot and wondering if this is true?