The missing guinea fowl was sighted!
Some quick background ~ Last February one of our guineas flew away, never to return again. That left us with only 2 guinea hens. We believed the one that flew away was a male, but really don't know for sure. He took off flying through the trees, my husband went after him, but he disappeared. We both searched in the car for him, found him a ways down the road, but he flew away. We tried to "herd" him towards the house/chicken/guinea area, but he flew in the wrong direction.
Then we had some major snowstorms, where it snowed several feet. We keep the chickens & remaining guineas in the coop with heat lamps. They all were only 4 months old at that time.
We figured the poor runaway guinea died or made his way to a neighboring farm which has guineas. The neighboring farm is a distance away (several miles), so we didn't really think he made it there, that was just hopeful thinking.
But last week my husband spotted the guinea near our chicken/guinea area! Yeah! The prodigal guinea has returned! We haven't captured him, but know he's around.
Maybe this is why our guineas have stopped laying?? Our guinea girls have been very uptight lately...
5 comments:
Ah ha!!! He has returned!! Sly little critter. It's Springtime and he wants to get to know the girls!
Very happy to hear he is back. The not knowing is always the worst part.
Glad to hear of the reappearance of the Guinea! Now the trick will be to catch him!! -- Talked to mom today and assured her I'd have lots of things she could help me unpack when we move in 39 days!!!!!!!!!
That's amazing he survived all the snow. I wonder what he was eating?
Well, it's all good news for sure. Hopefully he'll make his way the rest of the way home!
I think that's amazing and wonderful that he has returned! I hope you can round him up. My hubby and I both want some guinea fowl; I keep telling him about yours!
i wonder why some guinea rangealot...you cant get my three to move 20 feet from my field!!1
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