Rehomeing the Guinea in the morning

[sawilliams]

If I do get guineas again they will have a seperate home away from the chickens. I do believe it was mostly the Male Guinea he was known to be aggressive to the second female. Though all 3 harassed the chickens. I don't know about raising guinea with or away from chickens I think mine where about 3m when they moved in to the chicken coop, but for a long time after they where firmly attached to my rooster like little puppies until they started laying and mating. It was odd because very rarely where the Guinea ever up in the main yard. The chickens usually roamed the yard and the guinea would go down to the field. But I suspect the recent heat wave was what kept the guinea closer to the house then normal.

 

[guineas in Maine]

So Are some guineas kind to chickens? I came on here looking for answers and saw your post. We have 4 guineas (2 makes 2 females) that we raised up with chicks last year. They were best of friends till they turned on them. My rooster is completely bald in the butt now and lost most of his tail feathers because of them. But the silly rooster is still mating with the females and the males get so angry at him. They are picking on all the chickens now because of this battle. We weren’t sure of what to do. We are hoping to separate them soon but don’t have a separate area.

We hatched out 5 and they are hanging with the chicks. Do guineas turn when they are raised with chicks? Is it best to raise them separately?? My poor rooster has now turned mean because of these guineas too.

I agree that it is a mating season issue. I have always had guineas and chickens together (both hens and roos) and they have been best of friends, no pecking or fighting. They have been raised together as chicks, or added in to existing flocks, and even adult roosters brought in to adult flocks. No problems. The guineas proved to be excellent protectors of the chickens as well, and herded them into the coop to stave off several attacks from hawks, eagles, and foxes. They were "mommas" to the chickens. They only couldn't handle the fishers, where we ended up losing everyone that could not fly to the roof.
However, when mating season comes, if they are not evenly paired up male/female the males will try to even up the numbers. Out of 12 males, 2 got overly testosterone amped, or whatever, and chose a couple other males to sacrifice. So we ate the 2 mean guinea cocks. There has been peace in the flock ever since getting rid of the 2 mean ones. I've never been able to fix one that got mean, and got a taste for blood. I tried separating and waiting till the hormones subsided, but it did not work. So they went to pressure cooker camp. Just get rid of the mean ones, and overnight, you have peace and quiet, (provided you don't have more males than females).

 

[AMoritz]

I have 5 guineas and 6 chickens housed in the same coop and they do just fine. I got my guineas first (2 Cockerels and 3 hens) and kept them over the fall/winter in the same coop.
I added 6 cinnamon Queen hens this spring and they have done just fine together. Matter of fact, guinea hens and chicken hens lay eggs in the same nests . I've never had an issue with my chickens or my guineas bbein picked on. When I let them out in the morning my chickens go out and do their thing, and the guineas go off elsewhere and do their thing. It's been quite easy really, so maybe you need to introduce them in groups as others have started, instead of raising them together. Raise them separate, and then add them together later