My Guinea Coop

[GuineaLady93]

What do you think of my guinea coop??? I made them up on the paint thing on the computer.

This one would be for my breeding flock:

This would be for my free range flock in the winter:

 

[Chicken Chat]

Love that you have thought about adding an area for incubating.

That's a lot of space for a lot of guineas. How are you going to take the noise?

I had 3 a few years ago, they never shut up. I know they are known for being the watchdogs but really, I didn't expect an all out red alert every time a robin flew over.

 

[ALRwild]

Wow... that is a really nice design. Post pictures when you're done and along the way!!!

 

[SarniaTricia]

I'm keeping a copy of your design for my BARN.
Hope you don't mind!
great planning.
Patricia

 

[GuineaLady93]

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lol I only have 15 right now...I am going to get a lot more next year. I hatch about 150 keets this past year and hope to do about 400 next year.
I don't mind the noise..I know some people can't stand it but it just doesn't bother me.

 

[GuineaLady93]

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Thank you! I will definitely be awhile before I can get this thing build...my money is a little too tight for it just now.

 

[GuineaLady93]

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Thanks! No, I don't mind if you save a copy.

 

[quintinp]

All of the guineas I have seen nearby have all been free ranging guineas without housing they sleep in the trees, and are plenty wild. Most of them don't get fed, they all just forage.

 

[GuineaLady93]

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Yeah, when we had guineas a long time ago that's what we did. We just bought some and penned them for a while then turned them out.
The reason that I don't do that now is because I breed them, hatch the eggs, and sell the keets, and since I count on that money I can't afford to lose any of my hens; so that is why I would have a coop for my breeding flocks.
The reason that I have a coop for my free range flock is for the winter. Because there is nothing for them to really eat in the winter, such as ticks, (the main reason I have a free range flock) and the only thing they can do is get eaten... so in the winter I just go ahead and put them up so none of them get gone.

 

[austintgraf]

Finally someone of similar age with dreams as big as mine

im envious of you. I coould never figure out how to do plans on the computer. So i just draw them by hand and end up with crooked lines

good luck with you coop, well its so big its more like a barn

if ever I have guineas that I breed like you do, I would for sure want it to look at least half as good as that. Way to set the bar high.