Raising Guinea Fowl 101

[duluthralphie]

Naw Ralphie....he wants to be a lapper!

No guinea will ever sit in my lap!


I would be afraid of what of mine he might take and flay away with!

 

[holm25]

Naw Ralphie....he wants to be a lapper!

Memphis... Memphis Memphis Memphis... They only time a Guinea gets that close is when he is about to strike... I have experience with this. Except my Guinea was rabid (not actually). They are not to be trusted even if they are pets.


Ralphie I might recommend a handgun to you. They have quickly went from highway robberies to house robberies. Before you know it they lol move to banks!


ETA make sure Judy has a good grip on her purse when she goes out so they don't snatch it from her!

 

[R2elk]

No guinea will ever sit in my lap!


I would be afraid of what of mine he might take and flay away with!

You never know what may happen in your future.

The day before yesterday I had 8 of my 13 guineas decide to let themselves out of their pen. All but one of them were cooperative about going back in once I opened the door for them. The one decided to fly back in and misjudged the height of the fence. For a split second she was hung up in the fence but managed to right herself without breaking her foot off. I didn't realize until later that she had almost ripped off the end of her middle toe on that foot.

I found blood all over the place when I shut them in the coop for the night. Yesterday I captured her and brought her into the house to attend to her injury. When I first captured her the toenail and skin were completely off of her toe and displaced above it. While I was getting her comfortable it all accidentally slipped back in place.

The whole time I was working on her, she was calm and extremely well behaved not making any type of fuss at all. I washed her foot with warm water, poured 35% hydrogen peroxide over the injury, daubed on Blu-Kote and then taped it together to prevent it from coming back off. She was a sweetheart the whole time and also politely did her business in the sink without getting any on me.

Her calmness and good behavior continued right up until we got back in sight of the guinea pen at which time she made it known that she wanted loose. At no time did she try to steal anything or scratch or peck me.

 

[duluthralphie]

You never know what may happen in your future.

The day before yesterday I had 8 of my 13 guineas decide to let themselves out of their pen. All but one of them were cooperative about going back in once I opened the door for them. The one decided to fly back in and misjudged the height of the fence. For a split second she was hung up in the fence but managed to right herself without breaking her foot off. I didn't realize until later that she had almost ripped off the end of her middle toe on that foot.

I found blood all over the place when I shut them in the coop for the night. Yesterday I captured her and brought her into the house to attend to her injury. When I first captured her the toenail and skin were completely off of her toe and displaced above it. While I was getting her comfortable it all accidentally slipped back in place.

The whole time I was working on her, she was calm and extremely well behaved not making any type of fuss at all. I washed her foot with warm water, poured 35% hydrogen peroxide over the injury, daubed on Blu-Kote and then taped it together to prevent it from coming back off. She was a sweetheart the whole time and also politely did her business in the sink without getting any on me.

Her calmness and good behavior continued right up until we got back in sight of the guinea pen at which time she made it known that she wanted loose. At no time did she try to steal anything or scratch or peck me.

She was only quiet and well behaved because she was casing the joint. I would say lock up the guns and valuables. It is just a matter of time before she breaks back in.

 

[R2elk]

She was only quiet and well behaved because she was casing the joint. I would say lock up the guns and valuables. It is just a matter of time before she breaks back in.

Not hardly. Of her own accord she never comes close to the house. Besides she is my only Chocolate hen and in my opinion is very pretty.

 

[duluthralphie]

She is pretty, but it is like with women, never trust the good looking ones....

 

[red horse ranch]

Not hardly. Of her own accord she never comes close to the house. Besides she is my only Chocolate hen and in my opinion is very pretty.

I love the looks of your Chocolate hen! Too bad the other two turned out to be male. Maybe this summer you'll have an extra one!

 

[BlueShadow]

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Her calmness and good behavior continued right up until we got back in sight of the guinea pen at which time she made it known that she wanted loose. At no time did she try to steal anything or scratch or peck me.

Sounds like classic gangster behavior to me.... She will cooperate as long as the benefits to her far outweigh the inconvenience. But no matter what, you gotta keep up appearances with fellow gangsters! She might have dropped 2 ranks if she was seen with you, and then they would be suspicious that she was conspiring with the enemy.

 

[duluthralphie]

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Sounds like classic gangster behavior to me.... She will cooperate as long as the benefits to her far outweigh the inconvenience. But no matter what, you gotta keep up appearances with fellow gangsters! She might have dropped 2 ranks if she was seen with you, and then they would be suspicious that she was conspiring with the enemy.

Good Call!

I never thought of the "being seen with parents" syndrome!

 

[BlueShadow]

Good Call!

I never thought of the "being seen with parents" syndrome!

You are just so suspicious of your gangsters thieving from you that you forget the classic stuff

C'mon, 'fess up... what did they steal from you, that you worry so much about a repeat theft?