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I wish I had room to do a greenhouse like RJ's.

I do use low tunnels and hoops on my raised beds. It really helps extend my season.
My kitchen is getting taken over by plant starts. I still have about a dozen things to get started.
I will at least get turnip, chard, beets and more spinach planted in the beds that are ready.

Sassysouth said:
Has anyone raised Guinea Fowl? I think they would be neat to have, but I know nothing about them. I wonder how they would do with all the foxes, hawks, possums and coons? Probably not well.
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I don't have them but a good friend does.
They are tatering loud! They sound like metal scraping on metal.
He keeps his cooped since they are prone to running off and never coming back. Given a choice they will roost very high in trees. That makes them very easy pickings for owls. Yup all our predators like to eat guinea hens too.

They are cool as heck looking though.

I think if you had a tall coop, ranged them only in tractors and locked them up at night they would do well and not get eaten.
 
Sassysouth said:
Has anyone raised Guinea Fowl? I think they would be neat to have, but I know nothing about them. I wonder how they would do with all the foxes, hawks, possums and coons? Probably not well.
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We raised 10 last year, sold off the second batch of 6 because they were flighty and alerted to EVERYTHING. The 4 we have now aren't so bad, but we are considering letting them roam the property when we move the chickens off the garden. We don't really care if they die. They are not nice to the chickens a good bit of the time.
 
Anansi said:
She picked us for a reason, we can't let her down or give up on her. Every animal that comes in to our home is given the best chance possible at a quality life, and when that is no longer possible, a dignified and loving passing.
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Amen to all of the above.
 
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Luckily I have not bought feed store chicks. I may have a problem when I go to Meyers though.
 

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