I hope your right, that bums me out tothink it could be true. All other animals in nature are usually preprogrammed to take care of their young and to instinctively know what is best for it. It would be strange to think that this hardy bird that can survive the odds in Africa could be any different..I too have a wonderful guinea mama story to tell, but I'll save it. The point is, steriotyping guineas as "bad mama/parents" is false. They make spectacular parents and are even more protective of their babies than chickens.