Pets & Animals Guinea Hens (or Guinea Fowl)

Thanks for the reply Dave. I think they are pretty fascinating birds but need to be trained to come "home" at night. I have some time as we have not pulled the trigger on the farm land yet.

Shawn

 

I had them in the US, along with Peacocks. The would all nest in the Eucalyptus trees at night. Not much training as I remember. The roamed about the neighbor, it was acre size equestrian sites. The peacock lover to eat the vegetable seeding and became a lit bit of a pain, particularly when trying to grow corn. The Guinea hens did not seem to be a problem as I could remember, but that was over 40 years ago.

 

I got some guinea chicks from Charlie, an aussie in Siquijor. But he said it was a pain in the butt so he was not going to do that anymore. He has quite a few as he lives on a farm and the guineas do quite well. The ones I bought from him we raised in a pen until my pregnant doberman got loose and ripped the pen apart and killed some of them and the rest left. I had one guinea left out of the bunch, 6 in all, and we decided to eat it, quite tasty.