Help needed for guineas

Guineas do like to roost high, and they DO thrive on free ranging. I suspect they're stressed out with their current living quarters. How long have they been confined? What sort of area (square feet) are they confined in?

Normally, I confine any new ones to a coop or small barn where they have high roosting places. About 10 days is all they need to remember where "home" is. I really doubt your guineas would come back to the chicken tractor if released - no matter how long the confinement.

What are you feeding them? Do they have adequate fresh water?

I was thinking the same thing about them not coming back. why would they want to come back to an un-ideal place? I figured once we got a better area for them built I would confine them in that for another good stint. We just moved to this place and there is so much to do and build. We have a chicken coop up, but our chickens are still small and I think the Guineas would hurt them if we put them in there. The chicken tractor is about 5' by 5', it is a square, so I was thinking that at least for the time being we could take the top off, add 2x4's to each corner, and wrap it with poultry netting. That way they could at least get a little higher until we get something better. We have been giving them game bird feed. Is there something better?

This is a long shot, but could it have to do with their feathers? I'm not sure where you live, but my guineas look a lot smaller when its warm. They arent puffed at all.

Like I said, long shot.