Nest conundrum

[My2butterflies]

Sounds like it was probably for the best that she doesn’t nest out there anymore. I too would be worried about coons reaching in or flipping the carrier around.

 

[Sydney65]

Sounds like it was probably for the best that she doesn’t nest out there anymore. I too would be worried about coons reaching in or flipping the carrier around.

The object is not to carry the nest back and forth but rather to provide a safe place for the hen to be on the nest at night. I cannot see a guinea hen taking kindly to her nest being moved back and forth.

What abt throwing a sheet over it once she's in, & moving it once, up to the house? Obviously this would require a wagon or such given wt issues, but until the run is fixed -

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

What abt throwing a sheet over it once she's in, & moving it once, up to the house? Obviously this would require a wagon or such given wt issues, but until the run is fixed -

While I haven’t tried it, everything I’ve read states that guinea’s are fixated on their nest location. So, moving the nest from the original spot results in abandonment…

 

[R2elk]

While I haven’t tried it, everything I’ve read states that guinea’s are fixated on their nest location. So, moving the nest from the original spot results in abandonment…

However there have been a few reported successes. I believe one was the case of the woman that put her guinea nest in a wheelbarrow.