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Loved the video! Their calls are the only way I can tell the male from the female. My females seem to say "Look out-look out!" A couple years ago I watched a coyote come into my yard. My 9 guineas formed a circle around it, they took turns rushing toward the coyote-always maintaining the circle. A couple minutes of this onslaught & the coyote ran for its life! 🙂 I've never seen anything like it! Love my guineas!!
A farm I worked at had guineas. One day a stray dog came to one of the gates. He was met by the guinea welcome committee. They all mounted the fence and gate and surrounded him. It was like something out of Mad Max. He didn't hang out long...
It cracked me up watching the chickens and guineas coming out of the coop. One rooster slid down and the whole scene was like watching clown after clown pile out of a volkswagon. Great stuff!
Unfortunately these birds are also very skittish, but... If you have enough land around you where they can roam, it's is no problem at all. But if you like chicken better!!! Look at the breed Marans. Their eggs are stunning brown, like chocolate, and they have also a very thick scale which makes them also hard to break. (It is also the only breed that has an approved certificate from the French government which say;,, guaranteed salmonella free") This is because of the thicker flees inside the egg.
Hi, Erwin I would love to visit Romania and learn from them on many things can we get in touch as I am Congolese and know a little bit of Belgium so you can advise me in my project since over there you are living off grid. Thank you.
I also love them and most of my neighbors enjoyed their visits. I'm semi rural. One of my neighbors hated them. Unlike chickens, they don't stay on your property. I'm on 6 acres and one of my neighbors several properties up called animal control, and they told me I had to contain them on my property - impossible unless I kept them caged. Due to the daily fine imposed on me, I had to harvest them. The good news is that they are delicious. Well guineas are gone -- fleas and ticks are back. That neighbor moved, I think I'll get some more!
I just bought 10 acres with nothing on it. Every time I go there to work in my garden the neighbor's guineas are there and try to run me off. I have a fence around my garden and I laid straw down for mulch and they got into my garden and made a nest out of the straw. I'm glad to learn they don't bother the vegies. I don't mind them at all now that I know they won't eat my garden.
I watch your videos and think, "what a wonderful way to live. I'd love to live like that." Especially now in this weirdness we're immersed in, I can look in on your sweet farm days and find some rest in knowing there are good people like you who are living a good life-- sweet and smart and clean and fresh on the farm-- no masks on! and even sharing great information with us in case we get a chance to do the same. Thanks, Doug and Stacy, and best wishes always.
That's kind of awesome how the bird pulled through!!! I live with a spinal cord injury due to 2 surgeries and had to learn to walk again. You said it right... The strong will survive! That has been a big part of what brought me to wanting to homestead
Our guineas dont brood on their eggs. They just lay wherever, so we gather and eat their eggs! The eggs have a very hard shell compared to chicken eggs! I love my guineas also! Such cool, comical, entertaining birds! Sometimes they end up on top of the house just a chattering away!
We didn't know about Guenias before watching your channel. As soon as we moved to our place in Southwest Missouri we got chickens and Guenias. I love them both but I must admit the Guenias are my favorite too. When we first moved we had lots of copperheads we have not seen one yet this year. I believe a very beneficial farm animal!
My grandparents I had a farm in Georgia, they had about fifty guineas that ran wild in the woods. Yes they did roost in the trees .I saw Guineas run foxes off. They would make a formation and make lots of noise and they all run at the foxes run them off and if they found a rattlesnake they would make a lot of noise some you could find the snake.
We have guineas too. I love them. Like you said, they are constant foragers. They are constantly walking and eating bugs and weeds. I kept mine in a chicken coop by themselves for about 4 weeks. They come back every evening. I do keep some high protein laying pellets out for them all the time. I think the wattles are bigger on the Male too, the things under his neck right? Our male guinea actually chased off a big dog one time. I couldn't believe it.
I was listening for something without realizing it, but the "bingo!" happened when you said you decided to LET NATURE TAKE ITS COURSE! That bit of wisdom was worth the price of admission. "But wait--there's more--" and then you told about all the great benefits they bring to a farm, which were impressive. I've come to love you guys and I'm so excited to see the building you're going to wrap and finish off! Sincere good luck and blessings!💖 Sue
I just got my first guinea keets yesterday to help with our tick problem in Minnesota. This video was perfect timing! I really enjoy all the information you share.
OFF GRID with DOUG & STACY LOL We Love You Guys!!! We are small and just starting but hey you gotta start somewhere! If you guys get bored check us out! Any help or suggestions especially from you guys would be greatly appreciated!!!! Thanks for all your knowledge and info!
Maybe I'm odd but I miss the noise of a flock of guineas. We had a neighbor when I was a kid that had a flock of guineas that would range over his land, down to our place, and across the lane was a small apple orchard. A few homestead channels have guineas and their hen's 'chant' reminds me of much better times of my youth. Pretty cool how Knuckles adapted.
We had guineas when I was little and daddy built a long wired run cage with a wired dome top and he planted grapevine around it. We kids would go in there with the guineas and play and hide. It was shady and the guineas loved the grapes. Our guineas look just like yours. One if my many stored memories.
This is some great information. I've seen other channels say they are too loud and never would hang out with the chickens then went to the neighbors' yard.
You know what though I will never stop having guineas or chickens ever in my life... they have been a Timeless wonder and and caregiving to us and letting us know when predators are around or other people give us eggs everyday... that's how I answered that because there a benefit like as you say.... Guinea eggs are really good if you make an omelet out of them... if you boil them I take the eggs to work with me...
Very interesting guinea hen podcast. The only guineas I "knew" growing up were the ones which no one paid much attention to, and they lived in the trees at night, as you described. Just thought of them as "watch dogs." Didn't know anyone included them in cuisine until I was served guinea on an overseas flight. Tasted very good but I was fascinated because I was eating guinea hen!
I was thinking,... The noise from all of your birds, as you released them, would make a great alarm sound for Android smartphones with alarm clock apps on them! 😁
after this video im headed to pet store to get guineas... my mom had some years ago that was not hers but hung around her yard and my brother and his new wife came over and she asked what do those taste like . my mom told her oh those are not to eat we just keep them around to bark
This is the video that convince my hubby we need guineas. Every time hubby questioned "how to", I always started off with "Doug and Stacy said...so that's how I'm doing it. This cold/snow they were the gate keepers of the barn concerning what types of birds they let in to find shelter from the weather. So fascinating and fun to watch.
Can ya’all read minds or something? I was just talking with my mom today about how I’d love some guinea fowl because they like to eat ticks. My dogs would appreciate the service, lol. Sent my mom the link to your video. Keep up the good work, and take care ✌️
Knuckles - perfect name! I used to have a hen that had gotten a broken leg and her leg fell off. I named her Peg and she got around pretty good. She was friendly and would jump into my lap.
My parents had chickens and turkeys growing up on the farm. No guineas. The turkeys were on guard duty. I do remember a neighbor a mile or so down the road having a few. The ability to get rid of ticks and garden pests with guineas is great. Very informative. Loved it!!
you guys are a fricking inspiration! leaving the "real world" to follow your passions??? I followed in your footsteps in Illinois, I'm not from here. I bought an old Victorian, restored it and now I'm setting up a mini market garden homestead thing. whenever i feel stressed out about my previous life I watch your videos.
Great video! Thanks for sharing, we will be getting chickens soon and this was really helpful for us with protection on our property from pests and strangers. Thanks guys! Love you both!
I had a barred rock chicken that had lost her toes and I called her Stumpy. We were lucky and they stayed in the barn. They stayed with our chickens. Thanks for the white millet tip. I did not know they had bad night vision. I love ginneas! I'm getting more Keats this Spring. My neighbors love hearing them. I am so lucky.
We love Knuckles! We once had a hen that had something wrong with one of her legs so she used her wing for balance and she got around fine. She stayed here for a long time. Riley use to say she had Cerebral Palsy like him. We were sad when her time came to an end here. ( NOT derogatory or offensive comment, you have to know our family to understand).
Great video guys. We love our guineas. They are diligent and full of purpose. They get along well with our other flocks of chicken, ducks and turkeys. Thanks for the white millet tip and letting us know how to tell male from female.
