Guinea Fowl with 26 Keets on Free Range

This is a mated pair of domestic Guinea Fowl... the female is a Lavender and the Mail is a Pearl Gray. Guineas are collective nesters, many will contribute eggs and one will sit. This mother is not the true mother of any of these keets. It just happened that she brooded the eggs. She went a few hundred yards away, hatched her brood, then brought them home. The male left her alone each night during the 28 day incubation period, rejoining her each morning. Guinea fowl are very much in demand for pest bug control... they are avid tick hunters and also clean up on Japanese Beetles that are in their reach. You can hear chickens in the background. The Guineas actually roost with the chickens. We have a flock of 24 Guineas.

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Pets & Animals

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• Guineas
• Keets
• Guinea
• fowl

[Gracepots]

Hi, i keep bees but would love to get some Guinea fowl, i remeber reading that they will eat bees.

If i put a fence around my hives do you think the GF would try to get at the bees?

Also i have a half acre of land, do you think this is enough to keep GF?

One last question, how many is the minimum amount of GF one could keep?

Thanks for your video.

Thanks & Regards

Phil

[HTCSWEOD]

@Gracepots Hi Phil, I wouldn't keep fewer than three guinea fowl... they like to move in groups and while some are eating others are keeping a lookout. A half acre is a small partial as guineas will roam extensively... mine go hundreds of yards away and them make their way back. I have never witnessed them eating honey bees... have had bees and guineas for many years without incident. I say, go ahead with bees and guineas. If you have understanding supportive neighbors, get GF

[adifferentgirl1]

@HTCSWEOD right now I only have one. but she has 9 chicken friends she hangs out with all the time. I am considering getting more, this march, or however soon they are available to me.

[HTCSWEOD]

@adifferentgirl1 Oh that's nice, they prefer other guineas if they are around... very different than chicken... I hope you can find some same-species companions soon. Thank you for posting!

[tall32guy]

That is not good that they eat the bees. We need the bees to pollinate our stuff. I am thinking that I want to be a beekeeper.... :)

[HTCSWEOD]

@tall32guy True... we do need more bee keepers... as guinea fowl eat all manner of insects, they don't really put a dent in the honey bee population. And they do not specifically seek out bees...

[adifferentgirl1]

@HTCSWEOD you welcome. yeah i heard they eat bees, they are bad garden birds for that.. but they are good for gardens still, many other reasons... I only had one of my guineas eat a tick, but I tried recently with one I killed cuz i dont want a tick biting me.. and she didn't eat it, timid. I want hummingbirds and guineas in my garden. who needs bees?

[Gracepots]

Thanks for the reply!

[Kroteezy]

KEETS!

[JRSKICK1]

very nice...

[tall32guy]

@HTCSWEOD Cool! Good to know that they do not seek out the bees. :) They really do seem to be useful, cute and cool birds. :)