piggies and chickens?

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now i know normally its not advised but i have a plan i wish to try...but first would like some opinions!
i have a large shed which is split into sections for the animals...now ive allocated the male gp's their own corner as i now have 4 males. they live 'nextdoor' to the chickens. now we made a hole in the wall so the chickens can go in and out as they please (theres a large grassy enclosure on the outside of the shed, totally fenced off so nothing can get 'in' nor can the animals get out. now my plan is to make another hole in the shed wall, g-pig size, so the boys can go out into the grassy area on their own free will. will they be ok 'sharing' the enclosure with chickens? are they likely to come back into their own 'house' or is it possible they will wonder off into the chickens 'house' at bedtime?
if its likely to go pear shaped i can fence of a special section just for the gp's, but it will be nowhere as big as the area they would have roaming with the chickens? opinions and ideas please?
 
To be honest i'd be very surprised if the GP's ventured outside - Chickens arent the most mentally stable of creatures and all the noise and movement would probably keep the GP's indoors. Really depends how used to the chickens the GP's are.

Our GP house & run works in a similar way but the chooks have their house and run and the GP's have theirs at the other end of the garden - although they have made friends with the duckling!

Tony
 
chicken and cockerels will eat mice if they can catch them, they can also be a bit tempermental and i am sorry but i would not want my guinea pigs mixing with chickens i just don't think it would be very safe for them. Only one peck to the head and you could end up with a guinea pig missing an eye or worse. Also chickens scratch the grass and could turn the run into bareground, guinea pigs just mow.

I am sure there are people on here who can give you alot more reasons either for or against - but i believe separate is best for all involved
 
thanks for the replies so far, theres only 6 chickens and the ground is huge! suppose its best if i just corner off a section for the gps then? they are not one bit scared of the chooks...they quite happily sit staring through the mesh dividers in the shed at them!
 
My Llewelyn grew up in a pen with other piggies, rabbits and chickens. Even after 2 years, he still makes a dash for saftey whenever he hears a chicken clucking on the telly!

It took me ages to get him roaming comfortably around the living room without sneaking on his belly from cover to cover.

When he was rescued, they found baby rabbits that had their eyes pecked out by the chickens and had to be put to sleep.
 
My sister in law has chickens as do I but my sister in law saw her chickens kill a mose and a frog by stamping on it and then they played tug of war as they fought over the dead body.

Also what about all the poop from the chooks, my girls constantly poop and I wouldn't want my guinea boys to have to wade through it to eat the grass, or even eat the poop as chooks eat grain the piggies might find it "tasty" just a thought.
 
its not only the problem of chickens killing piggies but the fact that any bird type animal can pass many illnesses onto piggies so i dont thinks its at all ideal,
not sure if i read it wrong or not bnut 4 male gp's cannot live together as there will be numerous fights and no doubt lots of blood,pairs are you best option,
well done for caring about your pigs and asking opinions before going ahead x
 
Many years ago I read an article about how chickens can pass a certain disease to guinea pigs which can be fatal. I also believe in a natural approach to keeping guinea pigs, so if they wouldn't live together in the wild, they don't do it at my house. That's just my opinion though, I know I wouldn't want my guineas mixing with chickens.
 
chickens and ginea pigs

I also would love some chickens they are wicked! However, I read somewhere that one of the biggest predators for guinea pigs are birds so I suppose they would be scared of them:^-
 
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