
Raising Guinea fowl 101: A beginners guide to raising Guinea fowl
Feb 8, 2019 · Guinea fowl belong to the Numididae family, they are related to pheasants, turkeys and other game fowl. Guinea fowl originate in Africa and were first introduced to Europe back …
Introduction to Keeping Guinea Fowl - BackYard Chickens
Feb 22, 2016 · Guinea fowl are independent, efficient flyers and incredibly hardly - in two years, I have never had a sick guinea fowl. There are quite a few advantages to keeping guinea fowl. …
Keeping guineas out of the neighbors yard - BackYard Chickens
Jun 13, 2017 · My guinea fowl hardly go anywhere. The hang aroudn the chicken coop most of the time... sometimes do a circle of the house. I keep food out for my chickens all day.. and my …
Winter and guinea hens | BackYard Chickens - Learn How to Raise …
Nov 27, 2011 · This is my first year with my guinea hens. I posted on here already about a heat lamp in my coop for the chickens, which I was told I don't need one but then someone said to …
How cold hardy are Guinea Fowl? - BackYard Chickens
Mar 28, 2016 · Are Guinea Fowl very cold hardy? I have one heated coop but not all of my birds will fit so some will have to stay in the non-heated coop for the winter. Since the Guineas don't …
Incubating and Hatching Guinea Fowl - BackYard Chickens
Feb 4, 2015 · Guinea Fowl eggs are about the size of a medium chicken egg with a much thicker shell. Cracking the eggs on the lip of a frying pan will surprise you. They are tough! The …
Do guinea hens hatch their own eggs? - BackYard Chickens
Sep 12, 2011 · Guinea Hens in large flocks usually tend to share nests, so while one Hen has gone broody on the pile other Hens keep laying there, so not all the eggs will hatch at the …
Guinea Hens and Chickens | BackYard Chickens - Learn How to …
Mar 13, 2011 · One female Guinea gets up in the boxes and roosts all piled up with my hens every night. They seem to do fine. But I don't know how that would be if everyone were in the …
Guinea Noise at Night? | BackYard Chickens - Learn How to Raise …
Jan 26, 2021 · I keep my guineas (5- 2 males and 3 females, about 9 months old now) in one of our smaller chicken coops and it has seemed to work fine until now. The guineas go up to bed …
When do Guinea fowl start to lay eggs? - BackYard Chickens
Feb 3, 2014 · Guinea Hens are seasonal layers and they normally only lay Spring thru Fall, but occasionally some first-timer young Hens will lay a few random eggs in the off season too (or …