Would like advice on combining turkeys and guineas, please.

[Maeser]

I have four one year old+ turkeys. One tom and three hens. I have one large (approx. 8' x 24') hoop house they are currently housed in. I also have two smaller hoop houses, approx. 8' x 8' each. One of the smaller coops houses meat chickens who are destined for freezer camp in the next few days. The other smaller coop has 16 juvenile turkeys. I would like to move the juveniles into the large hoop house & grow them out for the freezer. They're quickly outgrowing their small pen. The juveniles are mixed in age & size, but all were hatched this spring. They are probably from 2 to 4 months in age. Should I remove all 4 adult turkeys to another coop or possibly just the tom, then add the juveniles? I also have 10 guineas that are about 2 months old in a brooder on one end of my chicken coop. Do you think I would be able to move the guineas into the large coop at the same time I move the juvenile turkeys? Another option is to push the two small pens together to make one larger pen. I would appreciate any input.

 

[QueenMisha]

I don't think it would be a huge issue to simply put the juveniles in together. My turkeys and guineas almost never bother each other, I've never seen them fighting, and the guineas frequently crowd into the turkey's space.

I would be more concerned about the adults, simply because adult turkeys are so huge in comparison to 8 week old guineas. If possible, separation would be ideal.

 

[hyelaw]

I think I'd leave the adults separate (will they fit in a smaller coop?) and leave the juveniles and guineas together in the larger one.

I put my 15 guinea keets (7 weeks old) in my coop a few weeks ago, and my 2 poults (5 weeks old) have only been going out to the run during the day and back in the brooder at night. They've been getting along fine, and they pretty much leave each other alone.

I was originally going to put my poults in the coop also, in a separated area to get them used to each other, but the way we've been doing it has been fine, so I'm going to start leaving the turkeys in with the guineas full time, probably this weekend.

 

[Maeser]

Thank you both for your input. It is appreciated and has helped me make up my mind on how to house everyone.