Our imperial suburban town told me this afternoon fowl or rabbits have to have permit, which I am contemplating complying with. They even send an inspector. Another idea other than guinea fowl is to release Bobwhite quail. They'd be less noisy than guineas; but I haven't much confirmation they'd eat ticks, which is the main point of keeping fowl. There's reports of guineas being susceptible to roaming house cats, but I only see one house cat occasionally, and occasional losses would be sustainable. Apparantly releasing the Bobwhite would be the least labor-intensive poultry activity, but whether they'd stay in the area depends on terrain factors I don't understand. And I don't have confirmation they'd eat ticks. Would appreciate hearing from those of you who have had poultry. Charlie Paradise Massachusetts z5ish _______________________________________________ nafex mailing list nafex@lists.ibiblio.org **YOU MUST BE SUBSCRIBED TO POST!** All other messages are discarded. No exceptions. ---- To subscribe or unsubscribe, go to the bottom of this page (also can be used to change other email options): http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/nafex File attachments are NOT stripped by this list TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM COMPUTER VIRUSES! Please do not send binary files. Use plain text ONLY in emails! Message archives are here: https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/arc/nafex NAFEX web site: http://www.nafex.org/
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