Guinea fowl

[trapperman 474]

Anyone keep them ?

ive had all sorts of chickens, bantams ducks and geese over the years but only got the geese now as they look after themselves 

ive heard that guinea fowl will basically look after themselves is this true ? Apparently they will roost and not use a chicken shed ?

just fancy something to go with the geese but want low maintenance stuff these days

any advice appreciated

theres some keets not to far from me for £8.50 each 

[Elchapo 3,094]

I know a farmer who keep a couple about his place they make a [BANNED TEXT] racket if disturbed 
 

[jok 3,035]

I kept 11 some time ago. They mainly rooster in my apple trees but occasionally on the house roof. They are quite entertaining to watch, the eggs eat well, they do make a hell of a clatter and eat well at the end of the day. Jok.

[BobDown 581]

On 30/04/2020 at 23:05, Elchapo said:

I know a farmer who keep a couple about his place they make a [BANNED TEXT] racket if disturbed 
 

I there noisy fuckers some on a land by mine 

[keepdiggin 9,208]

Use to keep them when the female use to lay her eggs we use to put them under a hen as we found they weren't the best mum's 

[Ken's Deputy 4,456]

I've always dreamed of living in a little place, in the country. Trees around. Isolated. Guinea's running around and roosting aloft of a night.

Now? I Do live isolated, in the countryside. Only; A. I've come to understand that Guinea's will only stay and live where they were hatched? And, B. Pine martens.

Guessing I'm fukked, on that score then?

 

[Aussie Whip 3,822]

My mate breeds them and keeps them in pens, they sell well here as snake deterrents but chickens are just as good. The people who buy them free range them and foxes end up killing most of them then the people come back for more, good business really.