Turkey and Guinea Fowl Behaviors

[centrarchid]

Recently we purchased from a Cackle Hatchery two lavendor Guinea fowl and six Spanish black turkey chicks / poults. My intent is to see if they can be trained like chickens. Comparison of behaviors with similar aged chickens are proving interesting. Currently, the focus is on getting the dogs and the new you birds to get along. Dogs clearly know these birds are different from their chickens.

 

[Isadora]

Recently we purchased from a Cackle Hatchery two lavendor Guinea fowl and six Spanish black turkey chicks / poults. My intent is to see if they can be trained like chickens. Comparison of behaviors with similar aged chickens are proving interesting. Currently, the focus is on getting the dogs and the new you birds to get along. Dogs clearly know these birds are different from their chickens.

That sounds like an fun experiment. I'll be interested to see the update.

 

[SarahGfa]

How is your experiment going?

 

[Molpet]

Recently we purchased from a Cackle Hatchery two lavendor Guinea fowl and six Spanish black turkey chicks / poults. My intent is to see if they can be trained like chickens. Comparison of behaviors with similar aged chickens are proving interesting. Currently, the focus is on getting the dogs and the new you birds to get along. Dogs clearly know these birds are different from their chickens.

Any updates?

 

[centrarchid]

None, they all bit the dust last summer. May try again next year. We about to do some major life changes here so will see how things work out.