New owner of 8 guinea fowl - I need some advice

[wyoDreamer]

These are some pretty spoiled guineas. They have their own 8x12 building and no run. Totally free-range when the coop door is open all day. In order for a coon to reach the roosts, it would need to scale 6 feet of vertical wallboard and then 18 inches of ceiling at a 5/12 slope - also covered with wall board. The main weakness is the missing window, which will be replaced as soon as the weather worms up a bit. I have to get some measurements and find the right size pane to fit in there. this house came with quite an assortment of replacement window panes. lol

 

[margaret8]

Coons can climb so sooner or later you are probably going to lose guineas to them.  Your best bet is to line their pen with 1/2" hardware cloth  or 1/4" would keep out the squirrels and everything else that was drawn by the feed or birds.  From the wall overlap a foot or two on the floor to cover the gap and then bed over it.  If you can convince them to lay in the coop your hens will be a lot safer when they decide to brood them.

Tell me about it I lost 5 guinea hens due to the fact that they decided to lay in bushes. As I found the nest I took the eggs and put them in the Bator, but I still lost 5. I started out with 18 I hatched out clost to a hundred. I sold gave some away, and now I've got 44. My coop is a steel building on top RR ties. I have a 2x3 ft door they come in at night I lock it. The big door is on the other side. I lock both doors at night. The coop is surrounded by a pen that is enclosed with 800 sq ft pen. It is enclosed with a chain link fence, 6 ft hight set top of RR ties. It is covered with chicken wire. We have killed 3 coins in it this year

 

[margaret8]

Tell me about it I lost 5 guinea hens due to the fact that they decided to lay in bushes. As I found the nest I took the eggs and put them in the Bator, but I still lost 5. I started out with 18 I hatched out clost to a hundred. I sold gave some away, and now I've got 44. My coop is a steel building on top RR ties. I have a 2x3 ft door they come in at night I lock it. The big door is on the other side. I lock both doors at night. The coop is surrounded by a pen that is enclosed with 800 sq ft pen. It is enclosed with a chain link fence, 6 ft hight set top of RR ties. It is covered with chicken wire. We have killed 3 coins in it this year

They came in through holes in the chicken wire I had net secured. I fixed that. They free range during the day are locked up at night with peas which are in the pen all of the time

 

[gfnovice]

It has been a while, and we did get 8 and they are, knock on wood, still with us and doing well. We just love them! They are a riot. I don't like that there was one that was outcast by the others, but now a male has joined her and there are two who get picked on, but they all huddle together at night, so I am glad of that!