Are Guinea chickens good egg layers?

Approximately how many eggs do Guinea chickens lay?

How often do they lay eggs?

2 wild guineas came to live with our chickens one time years ago. Whenever I was lucky enough to find their eggs outside I enjoyed the taste of them. We will be getting some more guineas soon but this time will keep them in a nice sized chicken pen instead of them free ranging (because of the dogs, coons and cyotes). I hope to be able to get a fair to good amount of eggs out of them.

4 Responses to “Are Guinea chickens good egg layers?”

  1. John M on August 14th, 2010 4:58 pm

    the lay well in the wild or out in the yard but inside a pen it hard to get them to lay it has to be very stress free and a great enviroment get them young and raise the spending alot of time with them keep the hungry and try to get them to feeed as close to you or out of your hand the tamer they are the better they do in a cage thanks john

  2. SMART*** on August 14th, 2010 4:58 pm

    Yes, they are good layers. My Grandmother had 4 or 5 of them for years, and they produced as well as the hens she also kept. She could not keep them penned though. They always found a way out, and roosted in a huge maple tree at night. They could fly as well as most any other bird. They are also very good at alerting when strangers come around. Some say they are better than a watch dog. My Grandmother said their call sounded like: Pot-Rack, Pot-Rack. Your query took me back to a time long ago, and brought back a pleasant child hood memory. Thanks!

  3. [rawr]♥[11.16.08] on August 14th, 2010 4:58 pm

    Uhm I don’t believe they are called guinea chickens but whatever. anyways we had some and they only laid when they were fertalized which wasnt often.

  4. kevin o on August 14th, 2010 4:58 pm

    Guineas like a chick will avg 2 eggs every 3 days as long as their surrounding are not stressed or altered in a manner that will affect sense of security .Guineas are a wild domesticated bird great layers best to train them to lay their eggs and release them about 10 am or so they will get in the habit of roosting in the coop when it begins to get dark.. Free ranging will assist your bird in getting the much need nutrients that is not offered if cooped up and will also lower the intake of feed given by better than half which allows for twice as many birds and twice as many eggs..