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vegetarian farmer
True Blue Farmgirl
249 Posts
Jane
Freedom
pa
USA
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 Posted - Oct 22 2009 : 06:42:20 AM
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| I have never had this problem before but this group of ten Guineas will not stay on the farm. I have 75 acres and they still go through the woods and to the neighbors. And each time they go a little further. Soon they will be in yards with dogs that will eat them in one bite and if they make it past that mine field they will be on the road. Plus I hate to have my animals bothering the neighbors. I hate to keep them in the pen because it seems cruel they can't fly or free range, but is there any other solution? When the horses and cows get out they do not go this far. And these guineas are about 6 months old and until a few weeks ago they never did this. Anyone have this happen to them? |
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1badmamawolf
True Blue Farmgirl
2199 Posts
Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms"
Ca
USA
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Posted - Oct 22 2009 : 08:06:24 AM
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All Guineas are roamers, they come from Africa originaly. They , in a sense, migrate. They will travel great distances to forage, but usually come back home to roost, if they are not, I would suggest penning them 24/7 for awhile, they letting them loose again, and see if they stay closer to home.
"Treat the earth well, it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children" |
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
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kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Oct 22 2009 : 08:15:12 AM
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If you lived closer I'd let you have all mine. I can't get mine to leave!
Kris
Happiness is simple. |
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Autumn Leaves
True Blue Farmgirl
463 Posts
Jennifer
Northern
California
USA
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Posted - Oct 22 2009 : 08:27:11 AM
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I love them! I had a set of lavender ones but, a bobcat got them :( Now hubby says no more, that's ok he'll go back to work in the spring and I'll be guinea shopping! Mine never wondered too far but, I didn't have them very long :(
Warm Wishes
Jennifer
Never let yesterday use up too much of today - Will Rogers
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kpaints
True Blue Farmgirl
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karen
cheney
wa
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kpaints
True Blue Farmgirl
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karen
cheney
wa
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magnoliakathy
True Blue Farmgirl
453 Posts
Kathryn
Magnolia
Texas
USA
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Posted - Oct 26 2009 : 05:39:26 AM
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Your guineas need to be trained to stay home, start by penning them 24/7 for about 2 weeks, everytime you feed them, make the same noise, I use a small cow bell. I can ring that bell and all of my animlas come running because it is treat or food time. It is not cruel to pen them, to teach them where they are safe. They need enough room to move around, take dust baths, some place to hide (I put a small branch pile in the middle of the pen, and the rule of thumb is 3 sq feet outside and 1 square foot of roosting area inside. Put a net over your pen to keep them from flying out. After 2 weeks, let them out after noon or, as soon as, you get home from work, watch if they start to stray ring the bell, and pen them. I know this is time consuming, but they are still young enough to learn, older birds take longer. Good Luck, perseverance pays off.
When you free your mind your heart can fly. Farmgirl # 714, |
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vegetarian farmer
True Blue Farmgirl
249 Posts
Jane
Freedom
pa
USA
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Posted - Oct 26 2009 : 08:25:29 AM
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Kathryn, I have done the penning for the first 12 weeks and the guineas do come home every night. The problem is during the day they take off and do not stop. I have acres of everything they could want but still make it to the neighbors everytime and that will be the death of them one way or another. At first they stayed very close to home but now all bets are off. Do yours stay on your property all day? How long do you let they free range per day? Thanks for your help.
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