I am really new to BYC (like one week, lol) and just clicking around on the site. I am still learning where things are and how to navigate this site. Lots of information! Really great site!
The cow bell is such a beautiful thing! My voice or ringtone would never be heard to other parts of our land or woods. When they take to the trees they are so willing to fly down immediately.
We actually move our coop around our land....pictured is the flattest part! We have a steep, steep incline. That is why we have linking parts. This allows the coop to fit closer to the slope. We do at times use L shaped fencing or cinder blocks to close gaps due to the hill. We also can...
In addition to keeping our guineas in the coop for 6 weeks, we bell trained them. We ring a cow bell (initially at their coop) and they run/fly home. We give them a small amount of white millet or dried worms. We started training them around 4 weeks old. Now if we see them getting too far...