North Carolina

[NCnarrator]

I've got some questions about guineas I'm hoping all you experts can help me with!

Fleas and ticks this year are EPIC (in case you haven't noticed). Nothing we've tried works for long, and I suspect the problem is the acre or so of grass and the three acres or so of pasture around our house. I'm considering getting guineas, since I've been told they do a good job of keeping the pest population down. My questions are:

1. How many would be a good number? (We don't want tons, but we also don't want to get so few that they might as well not even be there.)
2. What kind of housing do we need? Do we need a coop like we have for our hens, or are guineas more happy as completely free range?
3. What do we need to feed them if they are free range?
4. Where would we find guineas? (We prefer the mostly grown variety, since we don't have a good place to keep chicks.)

Thanks everyone!

 

[Hollowoakfarm]

One roo is sold now, and being picked up this evening! Only 999,999 left to go!

Yay!

Got bantams popping like popcorn. Why don't the LF chicks ever pop like these things always seem to do? At least, all the ones from the crele pair hatch well. She lays the most frequently, and her eggs hatch best of all the ones I have. But they aren't as tiny as my other OEG bantams.

Hubby managed three sides of the new henhouse getting fox-proofed before his arms wore out. That's a lot of trench digging to bury wire down. One long side left for tomorrow or the next day. The youngsters are enjoying getting out.

 

[ChickensAmongUs]

Hello everyone, I am in Asheville and trying to find a home for these 4 baby chicks:





The first pair are about 5 weeks old, and the 2nd pair are about 3 weeks old. These pics were taken a week ago.

This link brings you to my post that explains how I found these babies.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/673147/thank-you-for-saving-these-they-are-free-to-a-good-home

I was wondering if someone nearby would be able to adopt them, since I won't be able to take care of them where I live when they get bigger. I would be willing to deliver them myself for free to a good home (where they won't be eaten or anything!!!), and I'm willing to drive a few hundred miles (or more) if that's what it takes to help them.

Thanks,
Tom

 

[wildriverswolf90]

Hello everyone, I am in Asheville and trying to find a home for these 4 baby chicks:





The first pair are about 5 weeks old, and the 2nd pair are about 3 weeks old. These pics were taken a week ago.

This link brings you to my post that explains how I found these babies.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/673147/thank-you-for-saving-these-they-are-free-to-a-good-home

I was wondering if someone nearby would be able to adopt them, since I won't be able to take care of them where I live when they get bigger. I would be willing to deliver them myself for free to a good home (where they won't be eaten or anything!!!), and I'm willing to drive a few hundred miles (or more) if that's what it takes to help them.

Thanks,
Tom

Tom- I live about an hour south of Ashville near lake lure in Mill spring. I'd be very happy to give those cuties a home! And promise I won't eat them and that they will be spoiled with tons of veggie scraps! Let me know!

 

[ramirezframing]

to the new flockers

got the extra sumatra roo caught and the turkey again and re did the whole pen set up for those pens, lets see them get out now

, I pray they don't

 

[Coop Scoop Boogie]

How was the day at WCA.........who got what??????

 

[ramirezframing]

Tom are they (the first ones) sumatras?

 

[BHep]

How was the day at WCA.........who got what??????

Short and cheep... Today was a buyers day.. I came home with a dozen Guinea eggs from Mary, so I can hatch them for NH.

 

[tomtom69]

How was the day at WCA.........who got what??????

I was lucky enough to about break even on the 8 chickens I sold, I was nervous for a while that I was going to have to just keep them and try another time to sell.

 

[ScaredOfShadows]

I scored a pair of d'uccles that were sold as a pair of bantam buff brahmas (lol) (2$ for box) and a decent pair of blue silkies for a friend of mine (10$ for both) So shes quite happy!