Why guinea fowls scream: reasons for behavior and what to do to wean them

Guinea fowl are considered promising birds for home keeping. They have delicious meat, eggs, which are twice as useful as chicken ones. These birds are undemanding in terms of care, feed on their own in the warm season, destroy pests in the garden, rarely get sick and get along well with other inhabitants of the household. Why not every farmer dares to keep them? The point is the sharp and unpleasant voice of birds. Why do guinea fowls keep screaming?

Why do guinea fowls scream

These close relatives of domestic chickens are naturally considered a noisy species. In the wild, birds emit a characteristic nasty call to communicate with each other, in case of fright, or as a signal that food has been found. After all, all individuals feed together.

For a farmer living in a private house, guinea fowl can be a real problem. Few of the neighbors will enjoy the heart-rending cry of birds, which sometimes does not subside even at night. The sound of one bird is reminiscent of the hubbub of a whole flock of rooks, but what if there are 10 or more such “singers” on the farm? Screaming is the normal state of guinea fowls. So birds inform each other about their whereabouts. And for the owner, this behavior is a signal that the birds are full, he althy and happy with everything.

Guinea fowl begin to bawl when they reach puberty, (18-22 months), the young are relatively quieter: squeaking, cooing.

What to do if the birds yell non-stop?

When the cry of a specific pet gets too annoying, it's time to start thinking about why it's happening. And how to eliminate unpleasant noise.

Unnatural reasons for screaming:

The birds are afraid of something. Perhaps the guinea fowls are adjacent to something or someone that drives them into a panic. In this case, it is better to move the motley family to a new place.
They don't have enough space. Accustomed to free-range guinea fowl, once in a cramped enclosure, they will be indignant. The way out is to let the birds graze more. Even if some fly away, it's okay, in a couple of days the gulens will return home.
Not enough food. In winter, when birds are not able to feed themselves, they will have competition for food. Naturally, the hungriest will scream in such a way that they end up raising the whole flock to their ears.

If there are no obvious reasons, and the guinea fowl yell day and night, then you can try to drown out the brawlers in two ways:

Keep them in a soundproof shed. However, not everyone can afford to equip a utility room like this.
Fence off a separate area for birds in the summer so that they have enough space, but there was no way to fly away: cover a plot of land of 20-30 square meters with nylon, net over trees and bushes. There the guinea fowl should feel safe and graze.