I have witnessed broad daylight, twilight, morning, noon, etc...what im curious about is what is the zigzag thing about. two males, one will zigzag under the neck of the other and make the weirdest call...it must not be a mating thing as it is always two males. One day I saw the one trip the zig zagger. It was funny...Love my guineas to no end. Where else can you find a goofy curious bird with all American good looks! Ok maybe all African good looks. Either way I love them. Had three females taken clean off the nest this month, but finally hatched a clutch yesterday. Am now brooding 13 of the gorgeous babies as something went wrong. still don't know what but came home to four dead keets and with bite/trample marks...not taking any chances. I brooded their parents inside and I mean to raise these guys too.I'm curiest if any one knows what time of day -when do guineas mate? I have 17 now never seen it happen. ///////Also wonder about- the thought of needing one male to one female ratio -as one a friend says they pair off and won't mate out of the pair, also read some similer thoughts on the net?