Musicato Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 Hi there! Has anyone had any experience with using an Eglu for a guinea hen? I'm excited for my new Eglu for my chickens and wonder if it would also be suitable for a guinea hen. I would purchase a new one just for the guinea hens. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 Don’t think guinea fowl use nesting boxes or houses. They are ground laying birds like quail. Do you already have guinea fowl? If so which breed? As they do also come in some range of sizes and some can get quite big. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beantree Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 They might roost on top, but they prefer trees. Read somewhere that they will only roost in a coop if it is imprinted on them before they reach 6 weeks. They must have a huge amount of space and they are very noisy. Very high fences are required to contain them; they rear them here for the table at a farm nearby. They had some at a farm shop in England and they free-ranged without any fencing, which of course leaves them open to predators. We considered having some, but the noise problem ruled them out. Even though we had no neighbours it was going to upset us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
