Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 ... You are too funny! Some people just seem to hit it off with them, while others lose them into the trees before they even had a chance to get acquainted. How loud are guinea hens, really? The preferred method is to use broody chickens can be used to hatch guinea eggs. Discussion in 'Poultry' started by Shygal, Mar 18, 2011. Their crazy antics, the fiercely protective love between a cock and his hen, and the constant chattering communication throughout the flock have won many converts. June 22, 2019 at 1:46 am. I really like keeping them and with 6 Embden Geese as well no one gets any further than the front gate before i know someones turned up. And what if last years guinea hen do I keep her with the chickens or introduce her to the new flock and let her live like the guinea she was born to be? No cute little clucking noises from these guys, it’s full out screaming and screeching. They are rather large birds, hens typically grow to hit a 7-pound weight. Still, guinea fowl come with an added benefit: these birds will eat every bug you can imagine that might plague the garden and barnyard from ticks to flies. Where to start if you are interested in keeping Guinea fowl in the garden or on a smallholding. The hens not so much but they will instigate the fight to pick a mate and multi teared perched just makes it worse. Let me say that again. If you do decide to incubate them be aware that there are some differences in incubating baby guineas verses incubating chickens. Ameraucana hens are calm, quiet, docile, and easily handled as long as they do not feel threatened. Reply. How to Raise Guinea Fowl. It’s not known why many hens ‘shout about it’ after laying - but this is the ‘classic’ chicken sound someone makes when they want to impersonate a chicken! So - the chickens are now delegated to a yard and the guineas have free run of the farm. The incubation period for guinea eggs is 26 to 28 days, similar to the incubation period for turkeys. Many suburban and city neighborhoods have voted to allow residents to keep a few chickens in the backyard. How do you quiet guinea hens? Guineas are LOUD!!! Reply. Think it through and look for competition choke points. Patricia Colbourne says. Guinea fowl are usually quiet, but can be very noisy if disturbed. Are there quiet chickens that won’t disturb the neighbors? As soon as I have baby keet, they get raised by a Silkie Hen. There are many benefits to raising guinea fowl. Guinea hens generally don’t make very good mothers although a turkey hen is a good substitute mum if available, as turkeys tend to stay with their youngsters longer than chickens do. Guineas are not quiet animals, and you cannot train them to pipe down like you can with (some) dogs.