Which is which guinea?

[Fcarter]

My guineas are finally old enough to free range. My question might be ridiculous but how do let one out at a time over a few days for training and know the difference? I don't want to keep letting the same one out each day. It will be hard enough letting just one out without the whole group out. Thanks.

 

[Sapphire Sebright]

My guineas are finally old enough to free range. My question might be ridiculous but how do let one out at a time over a few days for training and know the difference? I don't want to keep letting the same one out each day. It will be hard enough letting just one out without the whole group out. Thanks.

You could try putting a leg band on one of them, if you have any.
If you lack leg bands, then try taking a very close look at both guineas to see if you can find any characteristics that can be used to tell them apart -- different wattles, solid flight feathers on the wings, etc..

 

[MGG]

I use zipties to tell all of my birds apart.

 

[Fcarter]

You could try putting a leg band on one of them, if you have any.
If you lack leg bands, then try taking a very close look at both guineas to see if you can find any characteristics that can be used to tell them apart -- different wattles, solid flight feathers on the wings, etc..

Thanks. I have 5 and to me only one has a slightly different wing. I thought about the honor system but can you really trust a guinea? I don't have leg bands but will try to take a close up pic and see if that might help tell them apart.

 

[R2elk]

Thanks. I have 5 and to me only one has a slightly different wing. I thought about the honor system but can you really trust a guinea? I don't have leg bands but will try to take a close up pic and see if that might help tell them apart.

Most hardware stores sell a package with multiple color zip ties in then. Eventually they wil take them off on their own but they should provide a means of identification long enough to get you through this phase.