One Guinea with 6 hens?

[Mistyray_lynn]

If this has already been posted, forgive me. I always have trouble sorting/searching through all the old posts.

I have a sister across the country from me who has lots of land with chickens, peafowl, ducks and guineas.

I have a small surburban place in which I have had a small flock of chickens off and on. Currently, I have 6 chicks (4 weeks old). Because I seem to have a huge ant problem on my property, my sister recommended getting 1 young guinea fowl and just basically keep it right along with my chickens.

I was curious as to what others might say about this.

Thanks!

 

[Melanie 11]

I have a guinea (love her) she lives with 9 hens and a roo. She fits in great! She is an awesome watch dog lol! She keeps my garden clean from insects. I would love to get a few more.

 

[robin416]

Notice what Melanie said? Her, she. If its a female all should be quiet. Add a lone male and things could go wacky when you least expect it.

 

[craftymama86]

I'm interested in this thread. Would they help keep hawks away? Or are they just good for ant problems? My MIL thought about getting a Quinea to put with her ducks, would that work out ok too?

 

[robin416]

No, they will not help with hawks. I've watched twice this Spring as a hawk swooped down to grab one of my Guineas. The first time they never saw it, the second they did. Neither time did the hawk grab a bird, probably because I walked around the corner just in time.

 

[peacockfarmer1]

i have guineas, chickens, and a pair of peafowl and i still have a pretty bad ant problem
i know that they eat ticks and lots of other bugs just never seen them eat ants