The Cole Homestead

A few questions about Guineas

We had guineas...

08:10, Sunday, February 3, 2008 .. Posted by mulberrylane

and I loved them. Yes we heard the horror stories, too. I think it is all in one's attitude that really makes them work or not.

Are they noisy... ya, I suppose, they chatter alot... especially when strangers came about. We particularly like that... as we were alerted to strangers... our dog didn't do the greatest job at that! (happy dog).

Ours liked to roam free... jumped the chicken fence quite a bit and just roamed on their own around the farm. They can fly up a bit better than chickens and like to roost in the trees... or on the swingset... LOL.

As for raccoons... we did have raccoons, but whether it was the coons or the dogs??? They are pretty good at chasing some predators away with their shrieking and they are less afraid of them, than say chickens. (will charge with beaks). But, ya, a raccoon got a couple when in the barn locked up... the coon got in and they (chickens and guineas) couldn't get out or away from their predator.

Our experience... we liked them and hope to find some more at a bird swap... buying just guineas is rather expensive and we have a bird swap in our area to which people bring chicks, chickens, geese, ducks, parakeets, you name it, it is there... and you can buy just one or several from the different sellers. I think that is where we got our last pair... they had some chicks and we had around a dozen or more and then the dogs started going after them (a new dog to the house) and we lost them all. I say go for it...! *grin*

Warmly, ~Melissa

Guineas

06:18, Monday, February 4, 2008 .. Posted by reginascott

I know that mom2countrykids has guineas. When I have visited they seem to "talk" all the time. While one of her sons complained and said that they annoyed him to no end, she told me that she doesn't even notice them anymore.