Guineas and Cats are curious and surround the pickup truck, that is parked in a different area. Sometimes the Guinea Fowl will also make a lot of noise if they do not like something. In this way, they are like watchdogs.
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On The Brink Of Death
After assuming the worst, a survivor has risen on the 3rd day. This guinea finally came out of the windbreak after 8 inches of snow and -9F low. She was vocalizing the common buckwheat sound that the females do. I let the other guineas out of their shed, helping bring this one back into her […]
Color Segregation
It looked like the Guinea Fowl separated on the roost by their color.
White Guineas Minus One
I guess it was not a surprise, as noted back in January in this post, Dumb Youth , the White Guineas I have seem stupid. Above in the photo, only the two females remain. The male Guinea Fowl ran off, never to be seen again by me. It has been the only time I have […]
Guinea Fowl Nest
Now that I have killed a lot of the weeds, the Guinea Fowl female is very noticeable on the nest. I will need to pick up the guinea eggs and incubate them in an incubator. If this guinea is left on this next, she becomes vulnerable to predators.
Dinner!
This cat looks like he found a large meal. Ok, not really, but the cat is curious what the guinea fowl are up to.
Clipping Guinea Wings
I have never clipped wing feathers before, but as described in my previous blog called Dumb Youth, my young white guinea fowl want to roost in the trees. This leaves them vulnerable to predators and at this time of the year, also vulnerable to cold. Since I have done this, I haven’t had trouble with […]
Dumb Youth
My young white guineas like to fly up in the windbreak trees, currently have been roosting in the Austrian Pine(Pinus nigra). They were born back in July and are young and stupid, so have slept outside in subzero temps. I have had trouble getting them in the shed at night.
Children of the Roof
A guinea fowl mom was sitting on a nest and had a large number of keets. I caught 25 of the babies because guineas are not good mothers. 2 escaped my capture and I let her raise them. Since it has been very dry this summer, that has helped her two babies survive. They can […]
Bamboo Guineas
The Guinea Fowl like sitting around in front of the bamboo and soaking up the Sun. This bamboo is a running Phyllostachys and is nicknamed Spectacular Bamboo.