When Do Guinea Fowl Start Flying? By two weeks of age, most guinea keets have grown in the majority of their flight feathers. With their flight feathers present, they will be able to get enough air to escape the brooder and experiment with roosting in trees, on shelves, and anywhere else they can flap to.

Will guinea hens fly away?

Guinea fowl are notorious for flying away, never to return. The problem is most likely to occur when guineas are moved to a new and unfamiliar location. Guinea fowl can be more easily encouraged to stay on the home place where they are raised.

How do you take care of guinea fowl?

When they're fully feathered, at about six to eight weeks, you can move them into outdoor guinea fowl housing and feed them growers' pellets. Their accommodations should be safe from pests and predators, with weatherproof areas. Give them plenty of space, because they're flighty, energetic, and agile.