So happy that we have this forum. we have 11 guineas that were day olds in june 2010 that had lost what little minds they had. around 4 weeks ago, i could hear them cackling and screaming and making guinea mayhem all night long long after being tucked into bed. we have them trained to come in a coop at night when we feed them, but suddenly a week ago they wouldnt come in anymore after several weeks of screaming bloody murder all night long. we have a jack russell terrier that cant go out with them, so this was a problem! one would go in and 3 would come out etc, every evening. my dh and i were on the verge of a divorce over this situation of not catching these elusive creatures (me being pro-guinea vs him being pro-jack russell), until literally a miracle of God happened. DH calls me at work, said he had a serious talk with God (he is not a religious person) and somehow, while for the 4th day in a row the guineas could not be herded in the coop the 2 that tried to escape while the others went in ran right into him- he said he caught them and shoved them back in the coop before they could slip back out.. He claimed that this was a religious experience as the reflex that helped him do this had to be divine in origin... I was laughing so hard as he described this situation to me I had to be excused... if only people could see the two of us for the last 4 days chasing guineas with makeshift nets, broom handles, and other herding implements- in the morning, evening, and the middle of the night- with food sprayed everywhere, tears, laughter, screams of frustration... So a few days later- there is a NEST in the coop!
so now i look at this forum and read of so many others out there with these crazy creatures doing the same thing!! its not us!! its the guineas!! thank you everyone for letting me know this is normal behavior!
so now i look at this forum and read of so many others out there with these crazy creatures doing the same thing!! its not us!! its the guineas!! thank you everyone for letting me know this is normal behavior!
