laying guineas

[peacockfarmer1]

i just bought 7 guineas and i have put them in a 40 foot by 32 foot pen with some peafowl there already are nest in the courners of the house but the guineas are laying in random places and we have to watch so we dont step on the eggs? is there any way to get guineas to use a nest or should i just get used to hunting thier eggs

 

[red horse ranch]

My guineas roam over about 30 acres of land so this time of year I walk a lot of miles looking for hidden guinea nests. Since yours are in a pen you just need to create some hiding places for them to make nests. I've had guinea hens who liked dog kennels to make their nests in. But I think they prefer to scratch out a hole in the dirt underneath or behind something.

 

[justin shrew]

it mainy depend on the creation of the coop.
their are very secretive when it comes to nesting. and will not endure any movements around their nesting area. guineafowl that are cooped have a very low fertility rate than freeranging guineas.

most of the time they lay their eggs at any place in the coop. and are not likely to go broody.

my advice: just try to creat hidden places, like placing logs again the coop with some cover-like grassy. anything that could look hidden to them it works better

 

[peacockfarmer1]

i didnt know that about the fertility rate, and ive also heard you need a 50/50 male female ratio with guineas and i have 1 male and 4 hens and another pen with just a pair. im going to make some places for them to make nests, that was a good idea thank yall

 

[justin shrew]

about 50\50 thing, i dont really go for it.

Scientists have studied the nature of guineafowls in the wilderness of africa. and most of the results came upon, they are totally monogamous but the bond between the two sexes is quite not strong enough. the domestic guineafowl shares some certain charecteristic in which some of them come from the phesanidae family.

yes. guineas that are cooped have a low fertility rate. freeranging guineas have a high fertility rate. greens and insects make up the good health during the breeding season in birds.

you might need to get 2:6 ratio. in a flock, an unpaired female sometimes wait ntil the first hen went broody then pair up with the alpha male. the breeding behaviour of guineafowls is quite complex and to study it, its another thing to get on point.