Bev, there was a farmer in the community of my youth who kept guineas. They
were in the edges of his property, not caged at all--they are noisy, and I
don't know if they taste good--but they did not seem to have this sort of
predation problem. I think he was always trying to lower the numbers. I
wonder why they escaped so many of the predators the chickens wouldn't?
--- On Tue, 12/30/08, EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net> wrote:
...but then the predation began and I lost almost all my birds.
It seems like it has been a never ending battle to keep up the numbers,
and the moment I let down my guard and allow the birds some freedom,
that's when the hawks/eagles/owls/possums/coons/dogs/coyotes/bobcats/mountain
> lions/snakes fill in the blank freakin predator, strikes.
>
> 46 + 28 = 74 It would be nice to have 74 birds...I'd
> like to have about 24 hens and put the rest in the freezer...