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    Do Guineas eat Gypsy Moths?

    Over here often the hairy caterpillars (or woolly) have hairs that are extremely irritating, which is part of their defence mechanism and it generally works so birds and other insect eaters leave them alone. Once the caterpillars become adult their life span is generally shorter and confined to...
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    Guinea fowl are not laying

    Sorry about the terminology.....what is it they say, friends separated by a common language! (Originally I'm a Brit!) Yes it is the run that is 600sq ft I can easily give access to the old chicken house which has 4ft x 4ft floor area and 3ft high with 4 nest boxes at the back and I can stuff...
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    Guinea fowl are not laying

    I can't give such a luxury house as above. The coop is about 600sq ft divided in 2, half for the muscovys and half for the chickens. The guineas share with the muscovys - However SUCCESS - today 2 guinea eggs in the middle of the ground in their part of the coop. Thanks for the help and...
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    Chickens raising keets?

    Are you expecting the Guineas to help with the tick problem? We had a tick problem when we moved here (26 years ago) and we were told that the best way to reduce the tick problem was to reduce the numbers of the primary host. In our case the primary host is the field mice and the way we reduced...
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    Guinea fowl are not laying

    I have let the guineas out into the Muscovy area and so far there is peace in the coop. It took the guineas one day to come out, (I was half expecting a rush to exit) and now they do not returned to their old place for the night but rather roost on the ground in a group. I will get around to...
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    Guinea fowl are not laying

    Hi All Thanks for the replies. For location - the name says it all, we are in Hungary, close to lake Balaton. Before we got the Guineas the researched I did suggested 3 sq ft per bird which on the face of it my coop should be more than enough, however I will take the the advice here and let...
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    Guinea fowl are not laying

    I got the birds last year and there are 5. According to the noise made there is a mix of hens and cocks. (I don’t know of any other way to differentiate) Just over week ago one of the birds developed a bald lower back so I presume this is a hen being mounted by a cock. But no eggs yet. The...
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    Can Pigeons cope with whole grain corn

    Hi All I Have Texan pigeons and I would like to know if they can cope with whole grain corn (maize where I live) or will I have to crush it into smaller pieces before including it in their mixed grain feed Thanks
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    If there are odd numbers in the pigeon loft will this create problems

    Pigeons are the first live stock I have kept that are not polygamous (from cattle to poultry to rabbits - none of them pair up) Given that pigeons pair up and share the family duties - so to say - a bit like me and the wife!!! if there are an uneven number of birds in the pigeon loft e.g. 3...
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    What sex are the squabs

    I have heard that pigeons produce one male and one female from the clutch of 2 eggs. Is this correct or is the sex of the two hatchlings a random affair?
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    how to keep chickens out of the pigeon loft

    I am just starting to keep kings and texan pigeons. I have a large poultry enclosure fully wired to keep out the local foxes and birds or pray. I currently keep chickens ducks and geese in the enclosure. I want to have the pigeon loft in the enclosure and my plan is to have bars on the pigeon...
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