Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

[Molpet]

cool maybe i have them butchered or theres a hmong lady who has bought chickens from us. 10 dollars each? They can leave in another month or so also. Get back to a rooster and 10 or so hens.

Looks like a restaurant in Chicago used to serve guinea
https://abc7chicago.com/when-it-com...specifically-large-called-guinea-fowl/460799/

 

[jvls1942]

I heard of restaurants serving guinea as pheasant . I had one restaurant serve me pollack in place of walleye.
shouldn't do that to a fisherman.
I would like guineas again someday.
they are the best for insect control. We had a Huge ant colony in the black walnut orchard. after the guineas were introduced, no more ants. and I have not had a wood tick on me or the dogs as long as we had the guineas.
I think they would be good for potato bugs, only you would have to fence them in the patch.
kind of hard to do since they can fly.
we have a long gravel driveway out to the blacktop road. the guineas could tell when a car left the blacktop and entered the gravel. nobody could sneak in.

 

[wyoDreamer]

Guineas - the best barnyard trespass alarm system ever.
When we moved here the previous owner left her small flock. They have all passed away now, but I look forward to the time I can get some more.

 

[WIchickMama]

are they hard to keep, these guineas? I don't free range, so not sure they would be ok for our area but my interest has been caught

 

[wyoDreamer]

Guineas are loud!
If you want them for bug control - they need to free-range.
I always felt bad when I closed them in when snow storms were coming. They patrol every day, rain or shine.
My flock would go to the neighbors yard every morning to clean up the sunflower seed she would put out for them. She keeps asking when I am going to get another flock, lol.

 

[allenandemily]

Our guineas wreaked havoc on Japanese beetles this year. They likely saved a lot of our garden by having them around. We do let our guineas free range. Even though we live out in the country, they still go a quarter to half a mile away and bug our neighbors. Luckily they are okay with it. Everyone loves free pest control. They've also been trained enough to come back to their coop every night.

 

[jvls1942]

yeppers, guineas have to be free in order to do their job. as a result, you are going to suffer casualties. they will go onto the road and cars will run some over. the usual predators will take some. If they refuse to go into a coop at night and roost in a tree instead, the owls will get some. if there is a fox in the area, the guineas will let you know.
the whites and lighter colored ones are the most vulnerable to predators.
the hens will sneak off and make a nest. A male will often be seen close by, in a tree, usually.
I once found a nest two feet off of the blacktop on our busy road.
after you have them for a while, you will learn their different voices and calls.
do not free range them until they are fully feathered. the young ones cannot handle getting wet from the morning dew or rain. they will die.

 

[babylady4]

Jim that dresser is lovely…. If I had the time I would restore it myself.

Been driving all over, went to Kentucky then back home for a night then to the SW corner of WI for a reunion…. I need a frequent miles card just for my driving…..

 

[TOR]

My guineas are not flying so much like the ones I had back in the 80s. The ones I had years ago were all over. The ones I have now hang with the chickens which they were raised with. Maybe they think they are chickens at least for now.

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

My guineas are not flying so much like the ones I had back in the 80s. The ones I had years ago were all over. The ones I have now hang with the chickens which they were raised with. Maybe they think they are chickens at least for now.

So does anyone know if you can raise quails and chickens? And i cant have quineas if they are loud my town would be mad.