Thanks. The sad part is, that we lost a guinea, last night, to a predator. I'm guessing raccoon. The dogs were in most of the night, because one is injured, and my wife doesn't want the other out alone. This morning, I was letting the chickens loose, and there were guinea feathers in clumps, all over the yard. No carcass, no entrails, but one missing male guinea. He was the youngest of the bunch. We are now down to 3.
But, I spent a couple of hours, yesterday, with our turkey breeder, who also raises guineas, as meat birds. He's going to set aside a bunch for me. It sucks, because they are just now a year old, and were FINALLY beginning to range out into the woods and pasture. We are still hoping that there is one, nested in the woods, on some eggs. But, if there's a crafty coon around, that's likely not the case.
If I could just afford that night vision scope for my varmint rifle, those coons would run off, in terror!
we had 29, I fell in love with 1 and my 3 year old decided (without my knowledge) to take it for a swim in the cold/wind yesterday. I'm a little embarrassed by how much I cried. I don't get easily attached but when I do Im a mess. 
