06/28/2026
So true!
This creature is hands down the most chaotic animal on the farm đ
Guineas originally come from Africa, where they roam around eating insects, seeds, weeds, snakes, ticks, and pretty much anything else they can fit in their little dinosaur mouths. Farmers love them because theyâre excellent tick control, they sound the alarm whenever something unusual happens, and theyâre hardy birds that donât require a lot of special care.
Now let me tell you what the brochures leave out.
These birds are absolute jerks.
They spend their entire day screaming about things that donât matter. A leaf blows across the yard? Emergency. A squirrel exists? Emergency. The mailman drives by three miles away? DEFCON 1.
They pick fights with chickens, harass the ducks, insult the dogs, will fight a whole grown human, and somehow manage to make every other animal on the farm question its life choices.
If one guinea decides to run across the road, the others will immediately follow without asking a single question. There is no leadership. There is no strategy. There is only chaos.
And yetâŚtheyâre oddly useful.
Our guineas eat ticks by the thousands, patrol the farm like tiny feathered security guards, and alert us to visitors long before anyone reaches the driveway. Theyâre terrible employees but excellent alarm systems.
So if you ever hear a loud, frantic racket coming from our farm, donât worry. Nothing is wrong.
The guineas have simply spotted something suspicious.
Like a butterfly.
Or a cloud.
Or each other.
