got 25 day old chicks in Aug this year
when they were 5 weeks old bought 5 5-week old Guineas put them all together in brooder - there was some pecking ( mostly the guineas being pecked AT)
- dont recall when they all went into the coop.. 8 weeks?
its a 8x8 coop with a 8x16 fenced run.
When we are home on weekends etc they all free-range on the 2acres ( and sometimes into the neighbors corn field)
They all come in at night.. guineas are often the first ones in.
so far its the guineas that the roosters are trying to have their way with, the guineas seem to be oblivious to whats going on.. (sex wise)
seems like the smaller chickens like to hang out with them, maybe they get protection? I know they cuddled alot when they were young...
--- In CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com, Laura Quick <goatsnchickens@...> wrote:
>
> I'm curious about housing guineas and chickens together as I'd consider getting guines down the line. Also peafowl. Can you with both/all three chime in as to which you had first and how old they were when you put them together and how that went? Also, how they are housed and how many you have?
> THANKS!
> Laura in Los Angeles
>
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