Perching Birds
The Young Guineas Billie and Bennitta have stopped crouching on the ground and are now perching on the […]
Ridiculously Cold
The animals spent all day trying to stay out of the strong southerly wind and catch any sun […]
Baby Birds 4 weeks Old
Bill and Ben (although I am hoping they are both girls) are now 4 weeks old and have […]
Survival
The young guineas survived their first night in the wild. I was very relieved to count all 14 […]
They Flew the Coop
I thought this image was a good illustration for today as the young guineas decided that they didn’t […]
and we have Lift Off
The young guineas are now fast, strong and proficient flyers. When I let them out in the morning, […]
Entente Cordiale
entente cordiale (French) – a friendly understanding between powers: less formal than an alliance. The 2 tribes of guinea fowl […]
Is it Safe?
I don’t have to chase the birds out of their cage in the morning anymore, but they are […]
Two Birds in The Hand is Worth…
At four days old the birds are steady on their big orange feet and eating all day. […]
Tolerating the Teenagers
Only one day after it was all out war between the young birds and the originals, they both […]
Thank you Supernanny
Last night it took over 30 minutes to herd the 9 young guineas back into their newly fortified cage […]
Intervention
The keet had not made any progress when I looked in on it at 6 in the morning. […]
Guard Dog
I had kept Shorty back when letting the birds out previously, but today, I just let her be […]
Lock Down at Day 25
I candled the eggs a couple of days ago and only 2 were fertile, so this whole incubator […]
Lined up on a Log
I had left the birds inside their cage for a couple of days to let the injuries from […]
Young Guinea Died
When we went to feed the birds this morning, the one-legged bird was dead. I wasn’t surprised and […]
Fox Bites Leg Off Young Guinea
When I went to feed the young birds this morning, it looked like there had been a massacre, […]
First Encounter
I let the young Guineas out for an hour again this morning. As happened last time, Murray did […]
First Taste of Freedom
I let the young Guineas out for their first taste of freedom this morning. I had opened the […]
Great Guardians
The Guineas were outside the house, making a noise with heads all tilted keeping one eye on the […]
Finding Their Voices
The young Guineas are now between 9 and 10 weeks old and yesterday some of them tried out […]
Perfect Sit, Stay
I asked Shorty to sit and stay while I was moving Mama Guinea Fowl off the nest and […]
More Babies !!
I thought 2 more Guinea Fowl had been taken by foxes, as there were only 4 out and […]
Baby Blue Eyes under siege
Something had been trying to dig into the Guinea Fowl cage over night. The predator had focused its […]
First Pomegranates
Our first ever pomegranates have appeared. There were a lot of beautiful coral coloured flowers earlier in the […]
On Patrol, with an apprentice
The Guinea Fowl are worth their weight in gold. Three years we had to pay a contractor to […]
7 Weeks Old
The Guinea’s are now 7-8 weeks old and look almost like mature adults. They are perching on the […]
Two Escapees
After a max temp of 41 degrees yesterday, it only got down to 25 degrees overnight, so the […]
Only 3 weeks old
I can’t believe how quickly wild animals develop. Only 3 weeks ago, I was pulling some of these […]
Wing feathers at 10 days
Little stubby wings are forming on the birds at 10 days, it is amazing to see the changes […]
So Cute
At 2-3 days old they are still a bit wobbly but very cute. I have lost a couple […]
Only the Lonely
Murray (named after a friend who is also like a bull at a gate busting to get out) […]
First Born
I heard some movement from the incubator and expected to see some of the eggs pipping, I was […]
Last Look before Lockdown
As this is the first time we have hatched eggs, it is all very exciting. I am trying […]
Went to mow a guinea fowl
My neighbour was very upset when he eviscerated a guinea fowl while mowing our hay. Defying their reputations […]
Together in Life and Death
I arrived back around lunchtime from a trip to Perth and as I drove in I noticed 2 […]
Quick, Run!
The birds can put on a bit of a sprint when they are heading home at tea time.
Fantastic Mr Fox (Not)
We found the not so fantastic Mr Fox lying dead near where the guinea fowl roost. It is […]
Guinea Fowl Eggs
We found a huge nest full of guinea fowl eggs in the capeweed near the round yard. The […]
If you go down to the woods today
you’re sure of a big surprise, cos every horse, dog and bird that ever there was, is gathered […]
On the Job
At 5 months old the Guinea Fowl are doing their job patrolling everywhere on insect duty, they seem […]
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