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[Kassaundra]

Great photos, Kass. Definitely both male Penedesencas. Both your cuckoo marans are boys too. I'd love to have one or both, if you're selling. I had a whole pen of boys that were eaten by a black snake, back when they were smaller than your Penedesenca boys are now. I sold some of the girls, but I kept six.

Your raincoat is truly inspired. I think you need to send your designs to London Fog.

You can definitely have one, maybe both I need to do some serious thinking about the males I am keeping. Had thought maybe to keep one for adding size to the flock, but I do have one boy NN w/ mottling that is pretty big, and have another w/ really dark fm but not as big as the other boys, but still thinking about keeping him for the really dark fm. I had intended to caponize the majority of the male marans, but life and preditors, and the fact I couldn't tell gender got in my way.

 

[Kassaundra]

Thanks NanaK, I need to get busy w/ green cover crop too. Tucker is no better, not sure if he is worse either. We are going to keep to the meds for a few days longer, but I'm really afraid this isn't going anyplace good.

 

[lonnyandrinda]

Thanks NanaK, I need to get busy w/ green cover crop too. Tucker is no better, not sure if he is worse either. We are going to keep to the meds for a few days longer, but I'm really afraid this isn't going anyplace good.

So sorry to hear. Prayers for you to make the hard decisions when necessary....

 

[Adorkable]

@Kassaundra aww sorry to hear about Tucker. Sending lots of love and positive vibes. I hope he gets better

Hi everyone, hope you all are doing well.

Can any experienced guinea folks let me know if I can kick these little guineas out of the house yet? They have overstayed their welcome and I'm sure they would be much happier outside. The only place I have for them is going to be an open-air coop made with cattle panel and some fencing to keep predators out. I plan to put some tin on the backside and maybe some temporary pieces of plywood or tin on the right and left side leaving the front open with just fencing and a tarp over the fenced top. These are my first guineas so I'm not sure if they are hardy enough to handle the cold nights as I can't provide a heat lamp for them once they are outside. As you can see the Rhode Island Red boy with them is pretty much feathered out so I think he will be just fine.

 

[BetsyOK]

It might be best to give them some nighttime protection so they'll adjust gradually. Although guineas are originally from much hotter climates, they do handle both heat and cold well.

However, the biggest problem you are likely to have, in my opinion, is snakes. In my own experience, these are not too big for a snake to swallow. Snakes will come in at night and climb to their perches to eat them while they are sleeping. Of course, they then cannot get out and are easy to dispatch.

 

[Kassaundra]

I would think the nights now are way to cold for snakes?

 

[CLSranch]

Have some friends selling our Sizzles, Silkies and a few barnyard bantys for us tomorrow. They will be at the South Coffeyville Chicken Swap about 2:00pm.
Stop by and say hi if you are in the area. s

I had a friend stop by the sale to pick me up some bantams since I was at work and he said there was no chickens. I also haven't been on here since b4 this post so I am still catching up. Do you still have them.

 

[Adorkable]

@BetsyOK Thank you. I might have to over the 2x4 with some hardware cloth I have left over that I was hoping to use for another project, but these are my first guineas and I don't want anything to happen to them till I figure out if I like keeping them or not

If we don't like keeping them we may try eating them! We may try eating any extra males anyhow... just because we love to eat and try new things and neither my husband or me have ever eaten guinea fowl.

 

[CLSranch]

I haven't tried them but here they are great dark meat.

 

[bluerosebirds]

Yes, we've still got about a dozen. These are mostly splash, platinum and lavenders a couple of blue females. They are close to five months now. Really didn't want to get rid of these but hubby is out of work.