Makes all the noises a girl makes, but no buck-wheating at all. Little cheeps and chirps, those weird nasally 'swirly' noises, cute little yummy noises when eating....but male type alarm calls, NO buckwheats ever. Haven't seen any eggs.
This 'Shim' also refuses to eat chicken/turkey/fowl food. Now that most of our bugs are gone, being in New Hampshire(US), 'Shim' will only eat my wild bird seed. Is that an ok diet for him/her/it?
We are making a coop and thinking about getting 'Shim' some buddies...I have no idea 1. how old this bird is or 2. what he/she/it was raised with. Different folks have told me different things about whether to get guineas or chickens. I would prefer chickens, since they lay eggs and the guinea is somewhat noisy I can't see having more then 2, tops! But will chickens get along with this guniea in the coop for the winter? We are talking about all adult birds here. I have been told yes, chickens will be fine and I have been told no, they will pick on each other. I have also been told the guinea would be fine all alone, but that just seems sad!
This 'Shim' also refuses to eat chicken/turkey/fowl food. Now that most of our bugs are gone, being in New Hampshire(US), 'Shim' will only eat my wild bird seed. Is that an ok diet for him/her/it?
We are making a coop and thinking about getting 'Shim' some buddies...I have no idea 1. how old this bird is or 2. what he/she/it was raised with. Different folks have told me different things about whether to get guineas or chickens. I would prefer chickens, since they lay eggs and the guinea is somewhat noisy I can't see having more then 2, tops! But will chickens get along with this guniea in the coop for the winter? We are talking about all adult birds here. I have been told yes, chickens will be fine and I have been told no, they will pick on each other. I have also been told the guinea would be fine all alone, but that just seems sad!
