Guineas friend or fowl?

Are you looking for birds that love to eat ticks, will attack hawks, and sound like you have a aviary filled with pterodactyls. Then the Guinea is the bird for you. Around the size of a chicken Guineas are great foragers and run around pretty fast. They can also mate with chickens to produces a hybrid bird. One of their cons is they are very very loud and likely to annoy any neighbor who barely likes the rooster. They can also be relatively smart and learn that if they come to your front door and do not shut up eventually seed or treats may be dispersed. This trick is not one I recommend unless if you bedroom is unfortunately located close to the front door and you are trying to sleep.