tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613339135823962078.post6487250359646016437..comments2024-03-15T08:01:40.449-04:00Comments on Murano Chicken Farm: Are Guinea fowl cold hardy?LA Muranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00827994015402999638noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613339135823962078.post-78370584877612084472023-11-25T13:00:16.910-05:002023-11-25T13:00:16.910-05:00Whenever I need to add new genetics to my flock I ...Whenever I need to add new genetics to my flock I sign up for the Ideal Poultry mailing list. In fall they will run specials on guinea keets and I just got some for under $3 each! They're originally from Africa so I think they would LOVE your weather! You should get some! You could also order eggs online from ebay or etsy...should be like $30 a dozen. Good luck! Let me know how it goes if you decide to raise some guinea keets!LA Muranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00827994015402999638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613339135823962078.post-86724560359441422702023-11-25T07:55:09.688-05:002023-11-25T07:55:09.688-05:00Always wanted to try guineas but never easily foun...Always wanted to try guineas but never easily found any locally and mail order they got so expensive. No snow here in East Bay CA so they could easily live outside. I have no chickens now since we’ve been doing some traveling but guineas seem more independent and could go in and out of the coop and roost in the redwoods behind my house. swimmy44https://www.blogger.com/profile/05272359896642599939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613339135823962078.post-25184652555570133772017-01-28T07:19:25.668-05:002017-01-28T07:19:25.668-05:00You're right, guineas are such stupid birds! A...You're right, guineas are such stupid birds! And loud! But I love to watch them running around in their little pack:) Here in Florida we don't have to worry about snow and the cold! Meghanhttp://theorganicgoatlady.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613339135823962078.post-69892598978372936532013-02-19T00:01:34.305-05:002013-02-19T00:01:34.305-05:00Wow, 51! That's a lot of guineas! Our neighbo...Wow, 51! That's a lot of guineas! Our neighbor has 4 and their guineas and ours like to visit each other from time to time. It gets noisy, so I can't imagine 51! Wow!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01820669911295855284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613339135823962078.post-62395033854082804872013-02-04T20:05:42.012-05:002013-02-04T20:05:42.012-05:00Guineas are so stupid sometimes! I feel your pain....Guineas are so stupid sometimes! I feel your pain...lol I swear they have a 'release button' on their tails. If you try to grab them and only get tail, somehow it just comes off in your hand! It's crazy!<br /><br />The noise doesn't bother me too much, unless they all get going at once. All 51! I have pink ear plugs lol<br /><br />~LLA Muranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00827994015402999638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613339135823962078.post-50527293295082813012013-01-31T12:01:10.427-05:002013-01-31T12:01:10.427-05:00Oh my! We got 6 guineas last year and they really...Oh my! We got 6 guineas last year and they really are DUMB!! Mine do come running to me any time I'm outside (if they are around). They usually go to the coop ok most nights, but last night 5 of them sat under the coop freaking out for about an hour. So after 6pm I go out and start trying to chase them into the coop. Those ding dongs kept running around the coop and not even go to the ramp to get in the coop. It was so frustrating! I was trying to catch one of them and grabbed some feathers so I could put it in the coop and that guinea left me with a hand full of feathers! I freaked out! LOL Crazy bird! <br /><br />They also have a strange dynamic among themselves. There was one seeming leader, but she seems to not be the leader anymore. They basically seem leaderless, but our misfit one seems to be trying to make a comeback into the flock. They are so weird! I love when they fight with each other and they are always chasing each other off. They are fun to watch, but they are so loud, too. :) Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01820669911295855284noreply@blogger.com