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Guinea Fowl on the Lawn
We raised 20 african guinea fowl this year because I read in a book that they are great at eating weed seeds, ticks, and assorted other bugs.
Well, yes... but they also scream their heads off at every opportunity, (the neighbors are going cross-eyed from the sheer volume and are having secret meetings to plan a midnight commando - guinea assassination raid on my coop), enjoyed (i.e. destroyed) my tomatoes, beet greens, carrots, swiss chard and lettuce in one afternoon, as well as trampled (i.e. smashed) over the garden en masse everytime they got excited over something...
I discovered too late that the lady who wrote the 'Gardening with Guineas' book raised ROSES... not veggies. And sorry to tell ya', but they DO scratch like chickens - turned my nice veggie garden beds into dust baths.
We may keep 2 or 3 for tick and weed control and general amusement factor (they are hysterical to watch), but the rest are getting roasted for sunday dinner or going in the soup pot. Roast guinea... Mmmmmm, yummy. In 5 star restaurants everywhere.
Guinea Fowl on the Lawn
We raised 20 african guinea fowl this year because I read in a book that they are great at eating weed seeds, ticks, and assorted other bugs.
Well, yes... but they also scream their heads off at every opportunity, (the neighbors are going cross-eyed from the sheer volume and are having secret meetings to plan a midnight commando - guinea assassination raid on my coop), enjoyed (i.e. destroyed) my tomatoes, beet greens, carrots, swiss chard and lettuce in one afternoon, as well as trampled (i.e. smashed) over the garden en masse everytime they got excited over something...
I discovered too late that the lady who wrote the 'Gardening with Guineas' book raised ROSES... not veggies. And sorry to tell ya', but they DO scratch like chickens - turned my nice veggie garden beds into dust baths.
We may keep 2 or 3 for tick and weed control and general amusement factor (they are hysterical to watch), but the rest are getting roasted for sunday dinner or going in the soup pot. Roast guinea... Mmmmmm, yummy. In 5 star restaurants everywhere.