Raising Guinea Fowl 101

[Victoria-nola]

Quote: I'm confused. I'm in Mississippi. Actually I spent most of my life in Northern Calif, but my mother and her fam is from Louisiana and husb and I moved to New Orleans after Katrina, and now Mississippi; we are putting in a cabin for my mom to live in. Mississippi land prices are very affordable. heh. And it's really beautiful here and we have cold spring-fed creeks running 3 sides of our property. Fortunately I can handle some hot weather and we have a/c. But someone from Britain would not like it here-- you might as well be in India weatherwise. imo Calif is completely unaffordable now, virtually anywhere in the state. Maybe that's true the whole West Coast unfortunately. And the water issues are extremely difficult to cope with. I love being here and seriously not having a water problem. What a delightful change.

 

[guineapeeps]

Just one horse here.... Bermuda here is 17 dollars a bale....  3 strand 125 lbs.   I go trough ten bales a month.   Baby girl needs to keep up her strength....VBG  so hay here is appx 340 a ton.   

feed prices is a big issue on choosing where to live as well.   and not all feeds are available in all places.  Regional differences and the availability of having a feed mill close by would be one of my chriteria.

deb

Holy Cow......$340 a ton? That's insane! I would go broke keeping horses if I lived there!

 

[perchie.girl]

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Yep.... though the quality is outstanding... for alfalfa our fields in the desert get between six and eight cuttings.

Its not sold by the ton here unless you go through a broker.... then the minimum is something like five tons or half a semi worth...

deb

 

[MeepBeep]

Just one horse here.... Bermuda here is 17 dollars a bale....  3 strand 125 lbs.   I go trough ten bales a month.   Baby girl needs to keep up her strength....VBG  so hay here is appx 340 a ton.   

feed prices is a big issue on choosing where to live as well.   and not all feeds are available in all places.  Regional differences and the availability of having a feed mill close by would be one of my chriteria.

deb

Holy Cow......$340 a ton? That's insane! I would go broke keeping horses if I lived there!

Yeah, no kidding, about $100 a ton where I'm at right now for mixed grass, about $150 a ton for alfalfa/clover/grass mixes...

 

[perchie.girl]

Price and availablity.... go hand in hand.

this is NOT a farming community.... hobby farms yes a few dairy's yes... but all the horses are for pleasure.... HUGE hunter jumper community.... Race horses.... quarter horses all disciplines..

deb

 

[MeepBeep]

Price and availablity....  go hand in hand.

I fully understand that, another thing to consider for someone relocating... I know most of the local farmers in my area gripe about the current prices but there is an excess in the region...

I read an article recently where some big Arab corporations are buying 1000s of US acres to grow hay because it's actually profitable to grow and ship overseas due to water and fertile land shortages in desert regions...

 

[perchie.girl]

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Yep.... happening up in oregon too. And I hear they dont care about quality only that its Green....

 

[Tikkijane]

Just one horse here.... Bermuda here is 17 dollars a bale....  3 strand 125 lbs.   I go trough ten bales a month.   Baby girl needs to keep up her strength....VBG  so hay here is appx 340 a ton.   

feed prices is a big issue on choosing where to live as well.   and not all feeds are available in all places.  Regional differences and the availability of having a feed mill close by would be one of my chriteria.

deb

Agreed!!

 

[Tikkijane]

That has got to be hard, having him work/live so far away...hopefully it will all work out for both of you!   I like Idaho and would probably move there if I had the chance, depending on the area, of course!  Northern Idaho is very nice.....I like the Sandpoint area. Coeur d' Alene is really pretty too but has gotten touristy and crowded.  There are still quite a few decent places to live in Idaho and, overall, it is still a pretty quiet and conservative place to live.  I think it is a whole lot better than the Prosser/Sunnyside area which grows good apples and cherries, but not much else going for it anymore! 

It is. He's got the oldest {20, son} with him and one of the dogs. I've got the 3 girls with me {17.5; 14.5; 12} although our oldest daughter is living in our little house {across the yard} now and working full time.

I'm pretty sure tat the parts of Id with enough rain for pastures and good hay prices might mean treacherous winter driving, and as a regional manager, I'm not sure how that would work out. I really do not want to move the farm, either. We'll see. Usually one of us flies out to the other every few months. But it still really stinks.

 

[Tikkijane]

It is. He's got the oldest {20, son} with him and one of the dogs. I've got the 3 girls with me {17.5; 14.5; 12} although our oldest daughter is living in our little house {across the yard} now and working full time.

I'm pretty sure tat the parts of Id with enough rain for pastures and good hay prices might mean treacherous winter driving, and as a regional manager, I'm not sure how that would work out. I really do not want to move the farm, either. We'll see. Usually one of us flies out to the other every few months. But it still really stinks.

Oh- and wine. Lots of grapes and wineries there now. And tons of hops, too. But really, that's about it.....