New Guinea Rancher, roost question.

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Ive had 3 for about a year, now have 22 keets 10 days old. I must have a larger pen , im hoping the keets will roost in pen as adults.
Question is if i build the pen 7.5 feet tall with a tin roof, where should i put the roosting sticks and will that be tall enough to suit them?
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Guineas are like turkeys coming off roost so consider building the house long enough to allow them to fly down without hurting or killing themselves by hitting the walls. Obviously the roost pole height will be limited by the house height, but plan enough clearance for the adult birds to safely fly or walk up to the pole, as well as stand up on it. Our guineas decided to roost in the trees- about 25-30' up.

Our guineas roost in trees or on fences - the height doesn't seem to matter to them, they just wanna be up off the ground. The advice to give them a space to launch at the roost and a space to safely land is really good advice. I've seen really effective guinea "houses" that are more long than wide and have the roosts about halfway up between the floor and the ceiling all the way at one end. They light up from the ground and then settle on the roost, so some head space is good.

They are all about the habits, so if you naturalize them to the pen when they are young, ply them with treats while they are getting bigger, and put some yummies in there during dusk once you let them free range, they will come back at night. Until they don't. Guineas have taught me to relinquish control. Over everything.  

We let ours free range so they can eat the ticks and fleas and other nasties that plague the yard around the house. But with 22, whooo-boy. That would be quite a herd. A very boisterous herd. Now I kinda wanna get that many. Have fun!

Pen is gona be 12 x 7 & 10’ tall, i put the roost at about 8’6”. If that sounds reasonable, pen is steel and its 90 degrees , i hope the little buggers appreciate this!!

Thanks yall

These babies are packed.

new pen

I know they like the new pen better

Dang, nice pen, Tommy!  You have mad welding skills.