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Re: Food and shelter for guinea fowl
- To: "permaculture" <permaculture@franklin.oit.unc.edu>
- Subject: Re: Food and shelter for guinea fowl
- From: Scott Pittman <pci@permaculture-inst.org>
- Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 17:55:31 -0700
- In-reply-to: <LYRIS-101940-26082-2001.03.14-19.00.07--pci#permaculture-inst.org@franklin.oit.unc.edu>
- Newsgroups: permaculture
Hi Jan, I am a great fan of guinea fowl primarily because they are
voracious insectivores. We were plagued by grasshoppers until we brought
in guineas and turkeys. They are great because they can free range and
don't dig up your garden like chooks, and they roost in trees so no need
for a fancy house. I find them very predator alert which is important in
our area which is infested with domestic dogs, and blessed with coyotes. I
through out a little grain in the morning, when I tend to the chickens,
just to keep them around. They do tend to roam and if you have a small
property may take up with the neighbors if the browsing is better over the
fence. I've heard that you can keep their wings clipped to curtail some of
the wanderlust but then they would be subject to predation. For the most
part ours stay home and tend the bugs. They are most subject to predation
when they hatch a new brood because they won't abandon their young.
Hope this helps.
Scott
At 10:59 AM 3/15/01 +1100, you wrote:
>I am forwarding the following message from Jan Penklis in case anyone can
>help her with information about this strange avifauna...
>
>Hello ...
>Could you help me with some information please or put me on to someone who
>could help.
>
>We have been donated a pair of Guinea Fowl. They will be living in the
>Lifestyles unit at Mulawa as the main P'culture garden has enough animals
>etc.
>
>Do you or anyone you know about food and shelter requirements etc.
>
>Thanks a lot
>Jan
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