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You have to have a refuge for the
birds. Our quail lived safely in and near thick, thorny, brambles.
Our chickens and guinea fowl had coops. Stephen Sadler, Ph.D. USDA 9, AHS heat zone 8, From:
nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of joanrrosenberg@aol.com I can guarantee you that the local cats WILL target
bobwhites. So will fox and any other predator available in the
area. Can't you just get a pet duck? Our imperial suburban town told me this afternoon fowl or rabbits haveto have permit, which I am contemplating complying with. They even sendan inspector.Another idea other than guinea fowl is to release Bobwhite quail.They'd be less noisy than guineas; but I haven't much confirmationthey'd eat ticks, which is the main point of keeping fowl. There'sreports of guineas being susceptible to roaming house cats, but I onlysee one house cat occasionally, and occasional losses would besustainable. Apparantly releasing the Bobwhite would be the leastlabor-intensive poultry activity, but whether they'd stay in the areadepends on terrain factors I don't understand. And I don't haveconfirmation they'd eat ticks.Would appreciate hearing from those of you who have had poultry.Charlie Paradise |
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