Iris Artist on mon 19 apr 04
We have WILD guineas in our neighborhood...well, not totally wild. But no one seems to claim ownership. They have been here since before I moved here 6 years ago, and yes they eat bugs, and Yes they will wake you up from a beautiful mid-afternoon nap by chattering under your window... I swear I thought one night we were going to have guinea after the baby had been born. They don't really pester anyone except the neighbors with the pool, he he. Festus(manchestor-terrier-yappy dog) likes to chase them across the lot. I've only heard of one person eating them, and frankly, the guy had a couple teeth missing.. so I haven't ventured thus far. Luckily, our little city does allow chickens, though I think there is a limit, a couple of neighbors have them, they don't bother us. It's kinda nice to wake up hearing the cock's crow.
~Stäcy, who thinks the baby guineas are awfully cute..waddling and tripping behind their parents in the tall weeds.
"L. P. Skeen" wrote:
The downside is, they're loud as hell sometimes. Guineas' diet is high in
protein; they eat tons o' bugs, some small animals (toads and lizards),
grass, and weed seeds. We keep a mealworm farm to provide treats for our
guinea babies. :) I think if we had a whole flock o' Guineas, we'd not have
ticks or need to mow the yard....but alas we only have one female, and
though she has 3 suitors, has thus far not laid an egg. :( You can see two
of our Guineas in the 2004 Clay Lover's Calendar. :) They are named Beaker
and Jelly. Jelly is the one with the large horn on top of his head, and
wattles that look like muttonchop sideburns. ;) Email me offlist if you
want to see a collage of Beaker hatching out of her egg. :)
L
----- Original Message -----
From: "Edy Lynn"
Don't tell Mel but guinea hens are supposed to be excellent for eating
ticks.
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Edy Lynn on mon 19 apr 04
Don't tell Mel but guinea hens are supposed to be excellent for eating =
ticks. Many of the people I know who live in the farmskirts of our area =
use them so they can get out and work on their garden railroads without =
getting Lyme's Disease.=20
Edy Lynn, whose favorite TV show is still Laugh In. (Joanne Worley was =
always screeching "Is that a chicken Joke?'.)....oh, whoa to those too =
young to remember...ya kinda had to be there.....so funny..
edylynn@djtrain.com
L. P. Skeen on mon 19 apr 04
The downside is, they're loud as hell sometimes. Guineas' diet is high in
protein; they eat tons o' bugs, some small animals (toads and lizards),
grass, and weed seeds. We keep a mealworm farm to provide treats for our
guinea babies. :) I think if we had a whole flock o' Guineas, we'd not have
ticks or need to mow the yard....but alas we only have one female, and
though she has 3 suitors, has thus far not laid an egg. :( You can see two
of our Guineas in the 2004 Clay Lover's Calendar. :) They are named Beaker
and Jelly. Jelly is the one with the large horn on top of his head, and
wattles that look like muttonchop sideburns. ;) Email me offlist if you
want to see a collage of Beaker hatching out of her egg. :)
L
----- Original Message -----
From: "Edy Lynn"
Don't tell Mel but guinea hens are supposed to be excellent for eating
ticks.
L. P. Skeen on tue 20 apr 04
If you remember the dinner scene in "Notting Hill", those folks WERE eating
Guinea fowl for dinner....but Anna Scott was a vegetarian. ;) People do eat
them; they're "delicacies", like duck or goose. We don't eat any of our
birds; they're pets.
Interesting factoid about Guinea poop, which we discovered by observing one
that had landed on the deck rail and been rained on for several days -
they're mostly dried grass and tiny, tiny rocks. 99% of 'em are dry and
crumbly when "laid", unlike chicken poo, which is really gross.... not that
Guinea poo ISN't gross, but it's at least easy to flick off the porch with a
broom most of the time.....
Lisa (who would LIKE to know, and is not trying to be offensive in asking,
WHY are Italian folks called Guineas??? None of the Italian folks I know
have any idea...)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Iris Artist"
> We have WILD guineas in our neighborhood...Yes they will wake you up
from a beautiful mid-afternoon nap by chattering under your window... I
swear I thought one night we were going to have guinea after the baby had
been born.
Jeanette Harris on tue 20 apr 04
I've eaten guinea in England. It's good. I=20
believe the bird originated in India. In the=20
Ozarks, they used to keep guineas as watch=20
dogs--they make a BIG fuss if anyone comes around.
>We have WILD guineas in our neighborhood...well,=20
>not totally wild. But no one seems to claim=20
>ownership. They have been here since before I=20
>moved here 6 years ago, and yes they eat bugs,=20
>and Yes they will wake you up from a beautiful=20
>mid-afternoon nap by chattering under your=20
>window... I swear I thought one night we were=20
>going to have guinea after the baby had been=20
>born. They don't really pester anyone except the=20
>neighbors with the pool, he he.=20
>Festus(manchestor-terrier-yappy dog) likes to=20
>chase them across the lot. I've only heard of=20
>one person eating them, and frankly, the guy had=20
>a couple teeth missing.. so I haven't ventured=20
>thus far. Luckily, our little city does allow=20
>chickens, though I think there is a limit, a=20
>couple of neighbors have them, they don't bother=20
>us. It's kinda nice to wake up hearing the=20
>cock's crow.
>~St=94cy, who thinks the baby guineas are awfully=20
>cute..waddling and tripping behind their parents=20
>in the tall weeds.
--
Jeanette Harris
in Poulsbo WA
Lee Love on tue 20 apr 04
On 2004/04/19 19:25:04,Edy wrote:
> Don't tell Mel but guinea hens are supposed to be excellent for
eating ticks.
We raised them when I was a kid. My father would buy a bag of
feed and get a dozen chicks for free.
Neighbor across the street has chickens. Sometimes the rooster
gets loose and scratches around our yard. Our cat doesn't like it when
he does, but he is too big for her to do much about it.
--
Lee in Mashiko, Japan http://mashiko.org
L. P. Skeen on sun 25 apr 04
I don't know who Mrs Beeton is (perhaps the UK version of Betty Crocker or
Martha Stewart?), but rest assured that our Guineas will never see the
inside of a recipe. I am happy to report that Beaker started laying eggs
this week. :) YUM!
L
----- Original Message -----
From: "Janet Kaiser"
Totally and unashamedly OT... But between Green Goose (Oison Rôti) and Lark
Pie (Pâté de Mauviettes) Mrs. Beeton gives a recipe for "Guinea Fowl,
roasted"
Janet Kaiser on mon 26 apr 04
Totally and unashamedly OT... But between Green Goose (Oison
R=F4ti) and Lark Pie (P=E2t=E9 de Mauviettes) Mrs. Beeton gives a
recipe for "Guinea Fowl, Roasted" (Pintade R=F4tie) to which she
adds the following footnote:
"The Guinea Fowl (French pintade) called also Pintado, is a genus
of gallinaceous birds domesticated in England, and belongs to the
same family as pheasants. It is, as its name implies, a native of
the West of Africa; it is common in poultry yards, and bears some
resemblance to the turkey. Its plumage is slate-coloured,
variegated with small white spots. Its head is ornamented with a
hard protuberance or "casque". The wattles are prominent, those
of the male being of a purplish-red, and those of the female red.
Its size is about the same as that of the common fowl, but its
legs are longer. The guinea-fowl is gregarious in its habits,
associating in large flocks, perching at night in trees or
elevated situations. Though domesticated it retains much of its
wild nature, and is apt to wander. The hens lay abundantly, and
its eggs, yellow-red spotted with dark brown, are excellent. Its
flesh is not so white as that of the common fowl, and more
resembles the flesh of the pheasant in colour. It is savoury and
easy of digestion, and is in season when game is out."
The word "cochin" is also intriguing, because it actually means
"a red headed male" in Welsh! Is this (I wonder) the origin of
the word??
Sincerely
Janet Kaiser -- still wading through the mail which accumulated
over the couple of days we were at my Godmother's 70th birthday
celebrations and wondering what makes some people tick? If not
downright rude, it is so socially gauche for strangers to enter a
conversation by attacking individual protagonists. Rude,
derogatory personal attacks and name-calling has never been usual
on Clayart and I do not see why it should suddenly become
acceptable or de rigor. Beware the thin end of the wedge!!!
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