Closer and Closer to Their Fresh-Air Future
At 8-plus weeks, the Guineas are fully feathered and developing those flabby, weird skin features around their heads, like turkeys. Aside from their polka dots, they’re not the prettiest creatures, but we’re pretty fond of them and their general mania,…
They’re Growing Up Fast, Maybe too Fast
True to their adolescence, the guineas are going through a bit of an awkward period. With their half-naked heads and scraggly neck ruffles, they remind me of Skeksis, the creepy villains of Jim Henson’s movie The Dark Crystal. Interspersed with…
The Guineas Head for Higher Ground
This weekend, the water persistently flowing through our basement from the Spring runoff forced us to truck our guinea fowl, about two weeks earlier than we had planned, out to their coop in the barn. To keep them warm…
The Guineas at Three Weeks
At 3 weeks, the guineas are about 4 times the size that they were when they arrived. Their baby down has given way to glossy mature feathers on their wings and tails, they’re plowing through their feed and water, their…
One down…25 left
Where we ordered the Guinea fowl, the minimum shipment was 25. Since they ship them in the mail, they throw in an extra to cover any loss in shipping, so on Friday we had 26. It is now Sunday and…
Welcome to the Henhouse
So….it turns out you can order Guinea Hens through the mail. It all started on the day we moved in. After lugging furniture (two trips in a U-haul) until 9pm, and finally giving up and leaving our sofa in the…