I originally watched my young guineas wander/sprint off into the woods, unlike the chickens we have who are generally penned but when let out stay in the yard, my heart sunk thinking I had made a HUGE mistake and was teary eyed running through the woods to recapture my little screamers! I was able to capture them and thanks to everyone's advice I was successful in "training" them to their new home! Now I am able to let my little flock of four guineas out into the woods and yard every morning and they come back around mid day for a snack of pellets and bugs, then they return again in the evening when they are called and hop back into the coop with the chickens! The only strange thing I've noticed about them is that they seem rather fond of my roosters and unless I let one of the roosters out with them they pace back and forth along the side of the chicken pen screaming to go back in! It's the strangest thing but hey, they made friends, get along and everyone comes back a couple of times a day so we're all happy here! Thanks again for the great advice!
I had several clears this year as well (mostly the later eggs, the early ones had a high fertility) and my supplier only has two breeding pairs in the pen so I know that the guys were not overworked... I just ordered some more eggs from a member here hoping to get this years hatch closer to what I wanted...
White chest = Pied color mutation
