Guys, i have had Guineas all over my place for the last 5 yrs. They do a VERY good job on the ticks and mosquitos. Currently i'm out of birds, but will be getting a few more shortly. I have the feathers from many of my birds and they are wonderful for tying. At one point i had 250 birds of all kinds, Guineas, layin' hens, roosters, ducks, pheasents, turkeys, .........but the chores were takin'4 to 5 hours a day. So after 4 yrs. i cut way back. Fortunately i have a LOT of the hackle from those birds.........mostly loose because i would pluck them........didn't like to skin them out. I did skin out a few of my rabbits, and that fur is also very nice. As for the goats, well........let's just say i didn't have the heart to kill ém. The cats also provide lots of dubbing, as do the dogs. The farmer John thing was fun while it lasted, but hey........you gotta fish sometime. lmao, mark
From: "Deborah Duran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: RE: [VFB] guineas and Lyme disease Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 10:14:43 -0400 I have a neighbor down the road a bit that has pretty spotted peacocks according to another friend of mine. When I took a drive down there they turned out to be what I suspected... guinea fowl. They wouldn't be allowed in my neighborhood we're governed by an association but I'll bet that's why they have them down the road. Too bad the wild turkeys don't take care of the ticks also. Maybe I should just get the guinea fowl and tell the neighbors they're wild. :0) They can't be louder than my parrots. Deb -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Allan Fish Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 10:02 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [VFB] guineas and Lyme disease >Cannt remember who it was talking about controlling deer ticks in their >back yard (might have been Deb, or Joyce), I think they were talking >about planting catnip. > >No matter, this interesting article popped up during a recent search on >gamefowl >http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/Guineas/BRKGuineas.html and the >effectiveness of guinea fowl as controls for ticks etc. > >Bye for now > >David GREAT Idea!! Except neighbors in town really don't like guineas. One of the noisiest birds alive! A. -- Allan Fish Greenwood, IN [EMAIL PROTECTED]
