Need help about Guinea

[chestnutred]

Hi, I know this is going to sound strange but a Guinea bird few to my house one day and has never left. I live in the city area not in the country so to me this is strange. It seems to like finch food so I give it a 1/2 cup in the morning and evening. It eats with the doves and other finches, and roost in my Oak tree. How do I tell if it is a boy or a girl? I would like to get it a mate. I will build it a coop to live in. It seems to be lonely and know one around knows anything about where it could have come from.

 

[Blondey6224]

It can be very hard to tell the gender of a guinea and it usually cant be done by looking at them the easiest way to tell is to listen to the sounds they make. Just go online and look up male guinea sounds and female guinea sounds.

 

[prepperchickens]

If it's adult you can spot the difference in waddle and sounds. I go by behavior in keets, I've found it very reliable. The boys are more hyper and talkative, more sociable with people, usually smaller and usually a day or two behind girls in win feather growth the first week. When I want a male keet I look in the pen and select the tiny one who is talking his head off and always stretching his winglets out as he runs by. If you're buying a keet for a mate and want to select the right gender, I swear what I'm saying is reliable. The ones you pick up who can be easily calmed down (especially by forehead rubbing) tend to be male, the more nervous standoffish ones female. Females are usually larger at first too, and more quiet. I have two very tame guineas like dogs more than birds, but the girl took much longer to tame than her brother. If the guinea you found is relatively friendly and interested in you food chance it's a boy. Glad you're saving the sweet bird they're amazing animals.