Why You Should Keep Guinea Fowl!

Today we are going to be talking about the Guinea Hen and everything you need to know about that breed:
-Appearance
-History
-Egg Laying Capability
-Lifespan
-Temperament and more!
Stay tuned!
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[@Fiona2254]

We have Guineas, I grew up in a place where they used to run free. The sound doesn’t bother me at all and in fact they alarm for strange people and snakes. We have nearly zero flies even though we live in cattle country. Our neighbors keep several cows in our property and were surprised their cows weren’t covered in flies like the ones in theirs. We keep them in a coop and have been successful in them laying their eggs in an adjacent chicken coop. I hatched this spring 7 by incubator but they were massacred by a raccoon. Fortunately our chickens sat on some eggs and 11 were hatched, we took them and are raising the keets. Like their parents these keets will remain locked in a partition in the coop for about 6-8 weeks. We have a light inside for the adults to help guide them in at night, this way they won’t roost in trees where the owls get them. Since Guineas are half wild they do have a high mortality rate if they don’t sleep in.

[@NicoleEivissa]

Thanks for sharing your experience! Would you say guineas could be sharing one coop with “usual” chickens, if you have any experience, or they don’t get along too well? Thanks!

[@mjremy2605]

@@NicoleEivissa He did mention in the video that while they range freely with chickens, they don't like being in the same coop at night. They need a light in their coop to draw them there at night.

[@NicoleEivissa]

@@mjremy2605 okay thanks! I’ve heard somewhere this is the issue, they don’t naturally go to the coop on their own, but they can learn to follow the chickens if they grow up with them

[@kittyqueen-px5zf]

1 time my grandma coocked me guinea fowl😋🍗🍖🦃🪶🎉

[@beaugibson2951]

Both our neighbors that have them, super loud at times, sometimes it will drive you crazy, you learn to zone most of it out. They go to a bunch of people's properties, for a few months some where laying eggs at my place and I ate them taste good

[@rexwoodville-price2995]

I love your reaction. "They are very annoying bit what can you do. Oh look free food."

[@bigskyproducers]

​@@rexwoodville-price2995seriously what an optimistic person. Kudos

[@user-nq6be7tb4t]

Awesome video, thank-you. Just purchased three Guinea Fowls to live with out Wyandotte's, looking forward to the experience with our new family members.

[@lollybabe08]

My favorite bird to eat, had beautiful memories of my grandma cooking the same for me.

[@Jennifer-vv6od]

This is my first time raising a keet and with 3 chicks and holy hell they are wild and I literally can't pick it up without it trying to escape but my barred rock chick I can pick up and hold it knows I won't hurt it You missed one the French guinea fowl

[@mjremy2605]

The Vulturine Guinea Fowl are gorgeous! A spectacular bird. Get a mated pair of them. Pricey bird at $1875 a pair but a rare beauty.

[@TheFrogfeeder]

I love my guineas, they are are so comical and awesome fly eaters and nowhere near as loud as my geese, I have Pearl helmeted but I really want some vulturines.

[@NicoleEivissa]

Hi! Do you have by chance any experiences with having them together with chickens?:)

[@TheFrogfeeder]

@@NicoleEivissa all my poultry and fowl run around to gather in one big pen/yard. There are geese, ducks, turkeys, chickens, quail, chukar, and guineas. What is your question?

[@NicoleEivissa]

@@TheFrogfeeder thanks for replying! I’m considering getting some guineas together with my flock of chickens and if wondering it’s a good idea to have them in one coop overnight (I’ve learned so far if guineas grow together with chickens, there shouldn’t be a problem). So I think the main question would be, do they get along well? My grandpa used to have geese, turkeys and chickens together with no problem, but guinea fowls are something I don’t have experience with yet (they seem to be wilder than other poultry?) so I need to gather some more information before getting into anything new :)

[@TheFrogfeeder]

@@NicoleEivissa I mean, I can’t guarantee that YOUR birds will get along, but in general, yes they do, there are exceptions to every rule tho. Best results are always if they were all raised together. I raised this years guineas with a couple batches of meat chickens, then added the guineas to my main layer flock. Always keep in mind that the gamier birds like turkeys and guineas can get diseases that chickens carry but don’t get, I like to get my birds from the same 2 hatcheries to minimize bringing in other diseases. Guineas will always be more “wild” then chickens, tho there are of course instances of people taming them to pets, and they usually tend to roam and then eventually not come back. I think the key to getting guineas to stick around and stay in your flock, is to keep them caged up until they are full grown, make them depend on you to feed/water them, don’t let them learn how good they are at free ranging at a young age and don’t let them learn to fly really good. Even a feral chicken will still live around people, but a Guinea is perfectly happy on its own roaming the uninhabited countryside without ever seeing a person or even another Guinea if there’s none…

[@NicoleEivissa]

@@TheFrogfeeder thank you so much for all the tips and long reply, that’s very helpful! I’ll keep that in mind👍 I wish you all the best and a lot of success when raising your birds :)

[@AlexisPerez-yy7dk]

Bro pumps out videos as if they were eggs

[@thehappychickencoop6460]

🫡

[@luannemccleary7327]

Very Interesting information!❤

[@LeoTheYuty]

Was going to hatch these along with my first chickens, I'm a bit happy and a bit sad that I used a completely useless incubator that hatched none of them lol. I really thought these were just like a cool-looking chicken breed, but I don't think these loud little critters are built for urban life. Great video btw.

[@ms.r9000]

Great video - thanks!!

[@angelarichie5793]

New to Guinea raising my mom had them and my father in law but I really want to raise my own I bought 4 in September they are two months now not sure if I have all male or all female but trying to research as much as I can cause I love mine and want them to do well thank you for this video

[@uncledenis01]

I love guineas but they are too shy and noisy. Their meat and eggs are so tasty

[@NicoleEivissa]

Thank you for making this interesting video! I have the “classic” “chickens and I’ve just learned about guinea fowls, and that they don’t destroy garden unlike chickens yet keep it free from insects. Would you recommend keeping them together or it’s not a good idea? Supposing I could hatch them with a broody hen that I have, and they could grow up with the rest of the flock. Thanks! Edit: I just came to the end of the video about my question, will watch the next video now!😁

[@thehappychickencoop6460]

Glad it was helpful!

[@russellbrown7024]

I have never kept guineas but have been exposed to them. The places I have seen them kept, they made the loudest and most annoying screeching alarm cslls and they jumped straight into the air. The pens were covered by netting which kept them contained. If they had a hard covering, I would think they might break their necks or get a concussion from this behavior. The tick and insect control is appealing, but the drawbanks do not make the a worthwhile consideration.

[@lisagayhart2482]

Great video. Great guard birds is true . Loud is also true . I would not recommend for a city bird.

[@thehappychickencoop6460]

that would be interesting 🤣

[@alanstrong55]

Guinea hens gets nice and plump. They seem to make tasty meat and are likely easy to market. I saw those not far from our house.

[@Ravzie]

Your neighbors will hate you.

[@bluefrog8670]

😈

[@spokanefut]

Excellent junkyard dogs.

[@kittyqueen-px5zf]

i have a guinea fowl and he looks like a witch and im 8 yers old and he chases me🤣😤😮😈

[@baggsfave1]

Did I hear you say “settlers that came over on slave ships”?

[@bigskyproducers]

Nerd

[@MrCommey2a]

Kindly send me the book

[@thrasherthetic]

Guineas are horrible and great. If you don't mind some noise and have any familiarity with birds, go for it.

[@papaszem44]

First :D