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- Jan 26, 2015
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The guineas are now a little over 3 months old and have been free ranging for about 2 weeks. Things have settled down a lot since free ranging began, so I haven't had much to post. They have been going to bed every night without fail.
The biggest news is that my dad took Big Fat Rooster to his new home today. The kids and I will miss him, but he was starting to crow and the guineas were leaving him behind on their rounds. It's time he takes over a new flock of chickens. Next spring we will get 6 female chicks.
The weather was very nice this Sat so I got out all the brooder equipment and washed it with a mixture of water and bleach.
I also dug up all the plants in my flower boarder in front of the house. The guineas marched by when I was done and took a dust bath! Big Fat Rooster was right in the mix!
I love watching the guineas march across the lawn and having them run down to me when I call 'Guinea! Guinea!' They will hang out around us, and even the kids don't seem to scare them off.
I think I have 4 males and 9 females. When they walk around the yard, the males seem to puff their wing feathers up higher on their backs. The females walk with a lower profile. There are 11 lavenders, 1 white, and one pearl.
Hopefully I can get my coop painted soon!
The biggest news is that my dad took Big Fat Rooster to his new home today. The kids and I will miss him, but he was starting to crow and the guineas were leaving him behind on their rounds. It's time he takes over a new flock of chickens. Next spring we will get 6 female chicks.
The weather was very nice this Sat so I got out all the brooder equipment and washed it with a mixture of water and bleach.
I also dug up all the plants in my flower boarder in front of the house. The guineas marched by when I was done and took a dust bath! Big Fat Rooster was right in the mix!
I love watching the guineas march across the lawn and having them run down to me when I call 'Guinea! Guinea!' They will hang out around us, and even the kids don't seem to scare them off.
I think I have 4 males and 9 females. When they walk around the yard, the males seem to puff their wing feathers up higher on their backs. The females walk with a lower profile. There are 11 lavenders, 1 white, and one pearl.
Hopefully I can get my coop painted soon!