Did I get a surprise last night. for the past 10 days our lone female has been wandering around calling out for her mate. 10 days ago I heard a loud call at 3 AM, I had found a large group of feathers the next morning and when the male didn't come home I assumed he had been taken.
Last night I...
The sad conlusion to the story:
By some miricle I did find the nest, it was hidden in some weeds in the wood pile. For three days I checked on her. I did several things to try to keep prey away; I turned music on at night, even poured human urine around to keep her scent hidden. On the third day...
Wondering if anyone has raised a single guinea hen on her own. Yesterday I became aware that my hen was starting to sit on her nest. After months of seeing them together everywhere I saw only the male. later that evening the hen came by for some food then left again. I have had one pair for 6...