Teach me about guinea hens...?

[shelleyd2008]

My guineas like to chase all the chickens away from the scratch that is being tossed out that they won't eat anyway. Plus I have seen one of them (think it's a cock, though not sure) pulling tail feathers out of some of my red pyle boys. So yes they can be aggressive. But they are good pest control, as well as predator alarms, and the chickens aren't any worse for wear.

 

[vterchick]

I have raised guinea hens for about ten years. Yes, they are extremely vocal but sometimes thats a good thing. They let me know if anything is on the property. They can be very aggressive to each other. I raised ten guineas from chicks and I am down to one. The last one was killed by my surviving guinea hen. He chased it around the property all day until he finally caught it and broke the poor guineas neck. He didn't understand that he killed it and for days was calling for it.
I have had them turn on each other many times and it is really sad to watch. I haven't witnessed them be agressive to humans or chickens.
The last guinea hen I have sits on my porch and looks in the door at me.