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To: nw_arizona_granny
I would love to have Guinea hens! The couple a few houses down has a bunch of different types of hens and roosters. Very unusual and beautiful. We have no one to take care of them when we go away, though.
9,624 posted on 02/04/2009 7:22:55 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: trisham

Maybe the people that has the poultry down the road would take care of them for you.

Mature Guinea hen flocks will almost take care of themselves, if they get water and feed.

Ours lived in the haystack and under it, they were fun, as they make their runs/searches on set routes, at set times, you know what the time is, by where they are in the yard.

LOL and I always got a kick out of watching the males raise the babies. All males are the daddy, and it is a tribal effort.

The eggs are about the same as chicken eggs.

We did not eat poultry, or very rarely, so I do not know how tasty they are, but they are pricey if eaten in a restaurant.


9,632 posted on 02/04/2009 7:50:17 AM PST by nw_arizona_granny (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1990507/posts?page=7451 [Survival,food,garden,crafts,and more)
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