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Jo and Hannah,
We have 13 guineas that range around about 20 acres closest to
the house and they do a magnificent job of keeping the ticks down. They
are like a constantly moving "brigade" picking through the grass. We love
them all and, of course, we still keep Top Spot on Moses and Sassy as their
range is bigger than the guineas. Moses, especially, watches "his" guineas
closely. One day we saw him carefully scanning the sky and, sure enough,
there was a huge, red-tailed hawk! When the hawk veered away they all
relaxed (the guineas had been "pot-racking" loudly, too)."
One night an owl hit our female Cayuga duck and killed
her.....would have carried her off except for the "white tornadoes" that erupted
around the yard. So, it took off, sat in a huge hickory tree close by and
WWOOOO-woooo'd for a while in disappointment. But, I believe that Moses
and Sassy almost got him....we haven't had any further visits from
him.
Good to talk to you! My email is Poppagib@aol.com if you would want to
communticate I would be tickled to have a "pen pal"!
Judy |