Ding Dong - the Guineys are Gone - and the chickens are much happier

[shelleyd2008]

Yes, they are very good at breaking up rooster squabbles...I think it's just because they want to be the only ones to make the boys squeal

 

[perchie.girl]

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You know now that I think back I only had male guineas. I didnt have a mixed flock. I do know they pair up so there may be a big difference in their behavior as a bachelor flock vs defending their females. I will be curious to observe their behavior once I get my flock established again.

 

[N. Virginia]

Guineas are delicious. Like chicken but somewhat more firm and less fatty. O liked mine best skinned and fried in olive oil.
cheers,
N. VA

 

[perchie.girl]

N. Virginia :

Guineas are delicious. Like chicken but somewhat more firm and less fatty. O liked mine best skinned and fried in olive oil.
cheers,
N. VA

Thants what I hear that they are more like phesant and you have to cook them carefully so the meat doesnt get dry. I will give it a try one day.​

 

[tgperg]

perchie.girl :

Thants what I hear that they are more like phesant and you have to cook them carefully so the meat doesnt get dry. I will give it a try one day.

I had to send four of mine to freezer camp. They were pretty old, too. I guess about ten and a half months. I let them rest in the refrigerator for a day after plucking, then I brined them for a few hours. I slow roasted them in a crock pot. They weren't too bad. There's still one in the freezer. I'm going to brine it too and then marinate it in buttermilk. I hear that helps with the gamey taste.

Traci​

 

[sben451]

My 8 guineas decided to go on a "Walk About" last week, and I haven't seen them since. We've looked everywhere, asked around the area. I guess I'm just not meant to have guineas. They were pretty noisy, but I still liked having them around. I had just started letting them out to free range a few weeks ago. They were going back into their pen every night. I guess there goes my "bug control" that I was hoping for. I hatched the eggs in the incubator last Sept. and they were in their pen from the time they came out of the brooder. Don't understand why they disappeared.

 

[zazouse]

Sorry they did not come back,as noisy as they are it seems like you would hear them if they are close by.