Roosting

Well, the guineas have been in their home for a week and they seem to really love it. They're really starting to fly and roost. It is amazing to me how high they can get up. Right after we moved them, Rick put up a piece of scrap wood along the back side of the shed for them to roost. They love it! Every night we find them either roosting by the windows, on the board and on the ledge on the door.

The first night they went into the shed, Rick went to check on them after dark. Well, when he went in he could only find 8 of the 15. He was panicked at first until he realized that the other 7 were roosting on the door that he walked in. The next morning was when he put up the board for them to roost on.
Here is picture of 5 of them roosting on the door:














Lisa

Moving day

So I can't believe that the guineas are 3 weeks old. The time is just flying by so fast!!! We moved them to their shed last Tues- they were getting wayyyy to big for the deck box that they started out in. We finally had to cover the top of the box because they were trying to fly out!!!



There was many a morning we would go out to check on them and find at least 1 or 2 inside the grain feeder. they are such a trip. We have been working on hand feeding them with millet seed to try to get them to come over when we call. We're hopping that this will make it easier to get them into their coop at night once they are allowed to roam. I've taken to calling them like I call the dogs. Who knows if it will work.











Here is their new digs before the big move:













Everyone helped out with the move- including the boys and Catherine. It was quite the production. The Guineas wings have really grown and they are probably with their wings spread around 8-10 inches across. When they get to flapping their wings it is pretty hard to hold them.

I have to say that they are pretty funny to watch- they definitely have a pecking order and move in a flock. There are a couple of them that will actually sit on your hand for a while~ you just have to watch out when you first pick them up. It is guaranteed that they are going to poop. Learned that they hard way for sure. I actually had one sitting on my shoulder the other day and it proceeded to poop on my shoulder- thank god the poop rolled right off......

Have to laugh at this one. Vicki, after visiting us and dealing with all the ticks, has decided that we need to rename the house Camp Tick. Hopefully the Guineas will help take care of that problem.

Here is a picture of what they looked like late last week:













Lisa