Animals
Welcome!... to Bee Haven Acres newest additions....16 baby guinea fowl. We are replenishing our flock whose numbers are down to seven. Last year we started with 18 guineas. Unfortunately, this bunch had a nasty habit of throwing themselves in front of large, heavy moving objects such as trucks and farm equipment.
- Some Advice On Raising Guineas
I am happy to report that all of our flock of guineasthat graduated from Birdbrain Academy in July have survivedfor the past two months.... almost unheard of in the world of raising guineas. Raising free ranging guineas is tough at best. If you have...
- Boarding School
Remember that early morning in May that I took a trip to the Post Office to pick up my 30 baby guineas?Well, those guineas are adolescents now.And are now attending Boarding School. (Here is Gus, Headmaster of the BeeHaven Birdbrain Academy.) Yes, that's...
- Bird Tales
If you follow my blog, you will know that Hubbs believes in the trainability of birds. I might add to that "in spite of the untrainable guineas, he still believes!" Last summer we started with 30 guinea keats.We had three old guineas in addition to the...
- Tales From The Dark Side
This post is rated: PG (poor guineas)....(some violence is implied) Sadly, today's tale is not as light hearted as usual. We have had a few days of trying times. It's bad enough that Thursday and Friday morning's snow turned into rain that...
- Baby Steps
I have come to the conclusion that guinea fowl are not the sharpest tools in the shed. It seems to take forever for them to learn new behavior. Our 24 keets are now large enough to safely go out into their yard and not be able to escape through the fencing....
Animals
Guinea Gnews!
Welcome!... to Bee Haven Acres newest additions....16 baby guinea fowl. We are replenishing our flock whose numbers are down to seven. Last year we started with 18 guineas. Unfortunately, this bunch had a nasty habit of throwing themselves in front of large, heavy moving objects such as trucks and farm equipment.Aren't they just adorable? Hard to believe that they go from this:
...To this in just a few short months!
- Some Advice On Raising Guineas
I am happy to report that all of our flock of guineasthat graduated from Birdbrain Academy in July have survivedfor the past two months.... almost unheard of in the world of raising guineas. Raising free ranging guineas is tough at best. If you have...
- Boarding School
Remember that early morning in May that I took a trip to the Post Office to pick up my 30 baby guineas?Well, those guineas are adolescents now.And are now attending Boarding School. (Here is Gus, Headmaster of the BeeHaven Birdbrain Academy.) Yes, that's...
- Bird Tales
If you follow my blog, you will know that Hubbs believes in the trainability of birds. I might add to that "in spite of the untrainable guineas, he still believes!" Last summer we started with 30 guinea keats.We had three old guineas in addition to the...
- Tales From The Dark Side
This post is rated: PG (poor guineas)....(some violence is implied) Sadly, today's tale is not as light hearted as usual. We have had a few days of trying times. It's bad enough that Thursday and Friday morning's snow turned into rain that...
- Baby Steps
I have come to the conclusion that guinea fowl are not the sharpest tools in the shed. It seems to take forever for them to learn new behavior. Our 24 keets are now large enough to safely go out into their yard and not be able to escape through the fencing....