Raising Guinea Fowl 101

[Chaneys Ranch]

I am so sorry, I know its not comfortable to keep birds confined. All my birds free range daily, and are only confined at night.

 

[Pennae]

yeh same i got bitten by one when i was in the way of its food (my goose)

so should wait until they are big or....

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Yes, let them become adult birds. 6 months, they will know by then when to fly away. I am so sorry, I would not want to see you loose your flock. Guinea cocks get silly and think they can kill anything, the extra time will help.

 

[Pennae]

6 months i thouht it was 3

 

[birdman55]

i was really thinking about getting some guineas...got ten acres and plenty of ticks and snakes here in the forest....hmmmm....to get or not to get...

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

i was really thinking about getting some guineas...got ten acres and plenty of ticks and snakes here in the forest....hmmmm....to get or not to get...

Hey! I could ship you hatching eggs @birdman55 or if you make our chickenfest, I will gift you some eggs

If I have keets I can bring a few also. its always better to hand raise them yourself. And if you keep and raise them, they aren't bad for the table either. After them killing the hawks a few weeks ago, from now on I will always keep them here. I do keep my lavender and pearls separated during breeding season, so my colors are pure. Offer still stands on the oddball whites that were dumped off here, but I know nothing about the history. They are pretty wild too.
My first 2 hens, almost 3 years ago, Quasey and Loppy (my pearls) and the group of 6 whites, out of which only 1 was a hen, Prissy






Realized I don't have any newer pics, and none of my lavenders, ugh!

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

6 months i thouht it was 3

Guinea take several months to actually mature. They won't even lay or breed until the year after they were hatched. With the large lizard issue I would wait as long as possible, I would feel terribly if you lost your flock.The older a guinea is the smarter they get.

 

[coturnixlover]

Mine are now about 10wks old can I open the door tomorrow or must I stil wait. We Live on a farm with lots of bugs and no daytime predators am I going to be able to free range them tomm? Thanks

 

[coturnixlover]

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Here they are on their roost

 

[birdman55]

johnny are you npip certified by chance...if so we can make something happen