I ordered a dozen of these eggs from West Virginia. The sellers were on eBay. The picture of the eggs looked good and on May 18th I placed my eggs under one of my broody hens and crossed my fingers. |
Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is heard no more: it is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing. -- Macbeth, Act 5, Scene 5
Frankie and Slim
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Oh how amazing...hope they thrive at Granny Annies:)
ReplyDeleteWe had a young guinea hen move into our city yard one year and from her perch in the tree she joined our pack of dogs. She was a noisy but most delightful guest that summer. We had a watch hen.
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, I don't think they're that ugly and second, are their eggs tasty?
ReplyDeleteYou want to talk about a huge, ugly, scary bird it's the turkey vultures we get here in Florida. They look pretty graceful when they fly, but looking at one up close isn't pleasant. I remember one day when we saw some in our yard and I couldn't believe how big they were, especially when they spread their wings. We have a solid fence on our yard and I saw one taking off from atop the fence and it shook the entire fence.
ReplyDeleteI was going to vote for the turkey buzzard as the ugliest bird as well. Guinea hens are kind of amusing to watch, but they do make a racket. Hope your neighbors are far enough away or are the very tolerant sort.
ReplyDeleteWonderful! That's so exciting! I look forward to watching the little birdies grow up. :-)
ReplyDeleteOh how exciting.
ReplyDeleteAnd a question. Another blogger told me that their eggs are TOUCH. Not fragile like most eggs. Is that true do you know?
Actually they don't look all that ugly to me. I remember seeing photos of them when our son was in the Peace Corps in Mali. Congratulations on your sweet chicks.
ReplyDeleteI had no idea there was a bird that controlled ticks. How very useful! and they're a watch bird too, like geese.
ReplyDeleteExcellente!
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Haha! This cheered me up on a day when I really needed it. Long live your guinea fowl!
ReplyDeleteThat's so neat that you know to do that! Mosquitoes and ticks are just the scourge.
ReplyDeleteA property across the way from me has some guinea fowl and they often wonder through here...I love seeing them.
ReplyDeleteSorry I'm running behind...I had a few computer problems over the past four days...now all fixed...I hope! :)
Awe, they are all so cute!
ReplyDeleteI wish I had one to eat the tick I found on my back while trying to sleep yesterday! That is a great service they provide. As you know, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Very cute n best of luck!
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