Just like my birds, LOL. Herding tip: Get a light colored, lightweight stick, 5 to 7 feet long. 8 feet seems just a bit unweildy to me, and I stand 6 ft tall. Bamboo works, or a piece of PVC pipe. It's gotta be light, so you can switch hands, and extend it to one side or the other as needed, quickly, without effort. Mostly, just hold the stick parallel to the ground, and walk toward the birds, and they will stay ahead of you, out of reach of the stick. You can steer them anywhere you want. Works for guineas, all my chickens, the ducks, pot bellied pig, sheep, and to a lesser extent, works for goats. When I discovered this, I finally understood why shepard's crooks work! It might work for horses and cattle, but I've had no occasion to test it on them.

These birds are wild here on my farm in South Africa. I absolutely love to hear them as they move beneath my window calling to their young and each other. One of my favorites after the fish eagles.

@georgelogan4788

2 жыл бұрын

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@brodyuriel1142

2 жыл бұрын

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@georgelogan4788

2 жыл бұрын

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@georgelogan4788

2 жыл бұрын

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@brodyuriel1142

2 жыл бұрын

@George Logan No problem xD

Cool, you have a platoon of bug eating machines now!!! Looking good!!! Dan

@JoeSoslick

6 жыл бұрын

We sure do, and we love watching them roam around the yard :) Not sure how I feel about them waking up right at 6am, but I'm sure we'll get used to it! Thanks for watching Dan!

These guys decimate ticks and are hysterical, ❤ em

@JoeSoslick

5 жыл бұрын

Very entertaining critters :)

Joe, Thanks for the Love !!! Had to view the critters again and meant to mention that I'm a videographer, GREAT camera work !!! John

@JoeSoslick

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the nice comment, I do try to take some good shots... in between all the juddering and knocking around that is, haha.

I bought 24 of these guys for tick control but I didn't know their habits. They come home every two or three days and consider about 20 acres their home, it's too bad I only own 3 of those acres...LOL My neighbors love the free pest control.

@JoeSoslick

3 жыл бұрын

Mine wandered over to my neighbors and destroyed their picnic umbrella... I assume they were eating bugs they found inside, but boy was that a mess.

@allen2634

3 жыл бұрын

Last week I just bought 10 males and today I just bought four females all of them for tick control. But I've never owned a chicken before only a dog I'm on 35 acres should I just let them go and hope they come home? I was going to hold them for two or three weeks in the shed where they're happy

@JoeSoslick

3 жыл бұрын

@@allen2634 I would leave them in the coop as long as you can, might be more like months, before letting them roam free. If you pair them with chickens they might be more keen to stay around your house… but their nature is to wander far, especially when they are in a group.

@hollytownson726

11 ай бұрын

I love your coop where did you get it and what website do you go on?

That was fun watching. I use to have pigeons in a pigeon coup like that in my yard. I would open the door and let them out a lot too. I think I should have Guinea Fowls now. Looks like fun.

@JoeSoslick

6 жыл бұрын

Guineas are great! It's hard to get them to stay around and not wander off forever, but they are quite entertaining when they are around (though noisy). Thanks for watching!

You could watch these little guys for hours.

LOL !!!! You guys are TOO COOL !!!! John

that is very good program and that 21 guineas is very pretty you be most huppy family we like your life style we ar from tripoli - libya

I fear for your beautifully clean concrete patio 😄 Hopefully they stay clear of it in the future 🤞🤭

@JoeSoslick

3 жыл бұрын

The fear was real, they absolutely ruined all of our porches/driveways/patios/outdoor furniture with poop. I was constantly hosing everything down every day, it sucked! Haha

what a beautiful property you have ... i enjoy your vids ... it is refreshing to see these little birds do their thing. looks like u guys are raising them right.

@JoeSoslick

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words, and thanks for watching :)

very nice super program love this beutiful birds

@JoeSoslick

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! They were very pretty birds. Noisy, but pretty :)

I love your raucous flock of guinea hens. Sweet birds! I'm concerned about that one hen at 8:30. What is wrong with her foot? She is limping. Be careful of bumblefoot - a serious staph infection. She could lose her leg. Please see a vet and get some help for her. It must be painful. Its interesting that Hosta plant leaves are toxic for dogs, cats, cattle, but great source of minerals for chickens. Thanks for sharing, this is great footage of guinea fowl. You have both done a great job of training these wild birds to come back to the coop at night, safe from predators. One trick used by owls - the guinea likes to sit on a tree high up. The owl perches next to them, then bumps into them and pushes them off the branch. Once this heavy guinea bird is falling through the air, the owl swoops down and sinks its talons on its body then flies off with one. Coop is best!

Im watching it as am cleaning and feeding mine too.. Nice Guinea house. I would appreciate if you would share the blueprints for making it.

@JoeSoslick

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, however I bought this as a kit from Tractor Supply then modified it with extra structure and support. I do not believe TS still makes the exact same kit though.

@CoyoteCrossingSanctuary

3 жыл бұрын

@@JoeSoslick What size is it & how many stay in there? I’m thinking of converting a dog house to a guinea coop.

@JoeSoslick

3 жыл бұрын

@@CoyoteCrossingSanctuary I think it was about 5’ x 10’. They claimed it was for like 25 birds, but I’d say it could handle 10 at best comfortably.

It's so easy to see that birds are descended from dinosaurs.

@eddieandrews3854

Жыл бұрын

Nah,God created them "after their kind".

Where did you get that coop from? It's lovely.

@JoeSoslick

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It was originally from Tractor Supply, and I modified it myself with reinforcements and wheels, etc.

How old were they when you started letting them go adventuring?

I like your coop do you have a website where you go your coop?

nice❤️👍

So, I will like to know - did you succeed? Did the Guineas stay around once they were adults? How did you get them back into the coop every night??

@JoeSoslick

4 жыл бұрын

Sadly, we did not succeed. After a few months the guineas expanded their territory enough that one night they didn't come back. I saw them around town for a few weeks after that, but then they were never to be seen again. Getting them in the coop wasn't too hard, mainly we just sort of herded them in there and since their food and water were also in there it wasn't too much work to get 'em all in. If I could re-do it all, I'd probably add an electric fence around the coop, and possibly a fully caged and movable fenced area, and limit how far they could wander each day... but they are very wild birds, not at all like chickens, so it's really hit or miss whether they'll stay around unless you fully fence them in. Thanks for watching!

I think it is interesting how they like the concrete porch. Oh yes, I do see it now. lol They will keep the slugs off your hostas ...

@JoeSoslick

3 жыл бұрын

They might have got some slugs, but they also pretty much destroyed the hostas in doing so... :(

Got that they are a great roming bird.they are more like quails other than chickens

And what’s with the cat suit?!?!? 😂🤣😂🤣

@JoeSoslick

6 жыл бұрын

Haha, the suit is covered in permethrin and she wears it to keep the ticks away... and I can't complain about watching her prance around the yard in that dang ole thing ;)

These birds are so very funny. I really like them, maybe better than chickens! Do you get eggs yet?

@JoeSoslick

3 жыл бұрын

They are hilarious birds to watch, so curious and unpredictable. Unfortunately they didn't stay with us long enough to get eggs--but I've heard they are tasty!

@CoyoteCrossingSanctuary

3 жыл бұрын

@@JoeSoslick Where did they go? Did you lock them up for 30 days?

@JoeSoslick

3 жыл бұрын

@@CoyoteCrossingSanctuary we had them locked up for like 60 days, but after a few weeks of free ranging they went further and further away, until one day they didn’t come back :(

The Guinea fowl is a strange bird. They taste so good. The ley a lot of eggs, mos importantly you need to cut off some of their wins so they won't fly away.

Hello Joe, my father in law has 150 acres and 4 houses in this property , and we are renting as summer vocation, but that property is loaded with ticks I would like to know if 25 guinea fowls will be enough? And because we have guests they will annoying ???

@JoeSoslick

2 жыл бұрын

Yes and yes.

Is there a reason why you have so many? I'm thinking about getting some guineas, so I'm trying to learn more about it. I have about 2 acres that has 8ft tall fence planning on leaving them free there.

@JoeSoslick

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed there is, and that reason is because we had to order these birds online and have them shipped. There were none available locally, and the minimum order was 20 birds. I only wanted like 4, and that's the max I'd ever recommend. They're funny birds, good luck with yours!

@JoeSoslick

3 жыл бұрын

Oh, and the 8' fence sounds like it would work well, but be sure you don't have any hawks around--that's who got several of my guineas.

@TheExtremeRace

3 жыл бұрын

@@JoeSoslick We do get hawks and falcons every now and than but we have some trees around hopefully the guineas can hide , im planing on building a portable coop

@rapscallion3421

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheExtremeRace when they are done picking clean your 2 acres which will not take them very long. They will fly right over the fence and expand their foraging grounds. They are great to have but you need pastures and you need them in large numbers. I would stick to chickens if I was only working with a couple acres

I love Guinea Hens!!!!

@JoeSoslick

5 жыл бұрын

They certainly are fun, wiley critters and I do miss them sometimes. But only SOMETIMES... :)

@vintagegirl1961

5 жыл бұрын

There were a bunch of them down the road from us. They would come down the hill screaming at us, lol! They are so funny!

@JoeSoslick

5 жыл бұрын

COMEBACK! COMEBACK! BUCKWHEAT! BUCKWHEAT! :)

We are looking forward to our 🇬🇳 fowl snacking on all our mice.

@JoeSoslick

3 жыл бұрын

I heard they also can take care of small snakes!

This is my first time watching your channel. How do you like having guineas, so far? Do the pros outweigh the cons?

@JoeSoslick

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for tuning in! We loved having the guineas around, but I think we simply had too many at once. If I could do it again, I'd keep the number under 10... Maybe like 4 or 6 to start. We ordered them online since they weren't available locally, and had to order 20 as a minimum order. They are very loud, rambunctious, and entertaining as all get out. But, they aren't necessarily "home birds" like chickens. They like to roam, and won't warm up to you quite like a chicken will due to their wild nature. With a smaller number, and with having them live with chickens, ducks, geese, etc., I think you can domesticate them a little better and get them to hang around your property longer. We have a main road outside our house, and I did hear that some of our neighbors saw them in and around the road... so that's worth taking into consideration. They may or may not have been part of someone's distracted driving leading to an accident. We also found out we have A LOT of hawks living in our area, and several coyotes. We lost a few to each, even in broad daylight. While they were with us, they were a blast but they do require work almost every day or every other day just like any farm animal or "pet". In case you haven't seen our other videos, the guineas decided one day to take off, and we never saw them again... well, I saw them a few miles from our house for a short while after they left, but the rest either got taken out by more hawks and coyotes or moved further onward. So, to answer your question... I can't really say whether the pros outweigh the cons. Your situation will depend on that, and after spending all the money and time on the coop, food, accessories, etc., I'd say for us the cons won out in our situation since they were only with us for about 6 months. If I did it again, I probably not free range them all day, and would instead keep them in a larger coop; if we free ranged again, I think I'd only let them out from early afternoon onward, to limit how far away they can get before night. Hope this helps, good luck on your journey!

@no4seriously

6 жыл бұрын

Joe Soslick thanks for the solid advice and well thought out response! I stumbled upon your channel, because I was researching how I can eventually integrate guineas onto the homestead. We definitely need more space before we can do so. That’s very sad news about them running away from you guys. I wonder if you were to raise keets and chicks together in the same brooder, that that would make them less wild and independent. Solid advice overall! I follow @Justin Rhodes on KZread as well, and the same thing happened to him. Granted he got his guineas as adults, but the were difficult to tame and eventually ran away. He got them because he has Lyme disease and hoped that they’d help get rid of their tick problem on his homestead. They are def entertaining to watch. #RIPDerpyFoot 😂👍

@JoeSoslick

6 жыл бұрын

I think you are spot on about raising keets together with chicks. From what I've gathered, the guineas will probably be the "dominant" birds, but that generally works out OK as long as everyone has space. Roosters might not get along so much in that scenario, but again I think with proper space everyone can get along nicely :) I follow Justin as well, and his video with guineas was pretty hilarious! I'm sitting here like, "you're never going to catch that bird, bro." Haha. But yeah, our entire reason for looking into them was to control ticks here and not spray any chemicals around... so we'll have to reevaluate that this spring since the guineas are gone. I'm thinking I'll just have to keep our grass mowed low until summer, that should at least keep them at bay and out of the garden where we work. Thanks for subscribing and for the kind words, and good luck starting your own farm/homestead! And yes, #RIPDerpyFoot he was a good soul :'(

@cqangie29

5 жыл бұрын

Awwww...I'm so sorry and sad that they took off!!! I'm literally 5 minutes into subscribing to your channel. I just bought (6) 1 week old keets and (9) 1 week old chicks. They all are in a brooder box together. I've had them almost 2 weeks now, and they have been great raising them together. There is no lid to the container, and so far the keets haven't tried to get out. They are about the size of a medium apple. Almost fully feathered. I really hope they stay home once we let them outside. I'll have a coop for them. But I will keep them in the coop for a week to acclimate them. After that, I'll let them roam and see how it goes, and hopefully come home to the coop at night lol. Thanks for the video 😊

We had last year, guard birds 😂, our make homes on the tree branches, it’s very hard to get hem back just clip one wing so they not fly up on the tall trees, when they able to, great video.

My favorite gini koli

@ahamedjassim6461

5 жыл бұрын

Sanda koli

Well hello there @4:04 ;)

How big is your coop and how many do you have?

@JoeSoslick

6 жыл бұрын

The coop was designed for 15-18 birds according to the the instructions (it was from Tractor Supply). We had 21 birds in there, but we no longer have them because they wandered off (and we had a lot of hawk and coyote pressure that likely scared them away). Hope this helps!

@adriangoett914

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you Joe but it is already too late. I'm waiting for delivery of 20 keets in a few days. I also have hawks and coyotes so I guess I can expect to wandered away also. I will let you know in a couple of months.

@JoeSoslick

6 жыл бұрын

Well that's great! I've read that a "guard goose" can help with the hawks, but the only thing I've read that can help with coyotes/fox are "guard alpacas" and possibly donkeys/mules. If I were to do it again and free range the guineas, I also would not let them out first thing in the morning... letting them out that early gave them too much time to wander off. I think if you let them out around mid day, they would stay closer to home. Good luck on your adventure!

How long did it take for them to all die, and you give up on keeping birds?

@JoeSoslick

3 жыл бұрын

Heh, well... probably 6 or 7 months from the time they were babies until the last one disappeared. And a few months after that I sold off all the equipment and coop. So less than a year for our "fun" guinea adventure.

@rapscallion3421

3 жыл бұрын

@@JoeSoslick I hope this was a lesson you learned. You should do research on fowls Especially guineas. Am glad to hear you sold that tiny poop coop and the birds are in a better place than in your possession. Typical suburbia farmers. Not capable of much.

Do they stick close to your home? coop? What about the road? ty

@JoeSoslick

4 жыл бұрын

No, not at all. These are very wild birds, and like to roam. In fact, they roamed miles away and never came back. I was told by my neighbors that they would regularly wander into the road and just sit there, causing havoc. I've seen and heard that if you mix them with chickens and other animals who don't roam, that they might stick around longer. But in my case, they all left and I no longer keep them. Thanks for watching!

@aureliancurceanu1333

4 жыл бұрын

@@JoeSoslick damn....we have some guineeas too and we tought that we may let thrm roam ,we have a small garden like ...100 square meters and we aleays let them there but with their wings clipped,should we let thejr wings unclilped?

@JoeSoslick

4 жыл бұрын

@@aureliancurceanu1333 I suppose it depends on whether you have a lot of predators around. I have quite a few here-- hawks, coyotes, fox, racoons, and possums, just to name a few. And they all love to eat guineas/chickens. So for me, I couldn't free range birds again, they'd all just get killed. With clipped wings, your birds will be in even greater danger of being killed in an attack, as they cannot fly or easily escape. Perhaps netting and a secure fence around your garden would help protect them... good luck!

@aureliancurceanu1333

4 жыл бұрын

We fenced it by now as a fox would come to our garden everynight,and she just didnt seem to fear us,we would go to her and she would kinda hiss at us somehow..we fenced it with 2 m metal net ,and now they are safe,so I think that its better to keep their wings clipped thanks for your reply.have a nice one

Wow so which farm bird is the bravest for eating a live snake???, haven't seen any videos other than them walking around a snake

@JoeSoslick

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe an ostrich!

How much height does the gunieas fly

@JoeSoslick

6 жыл бұрын

I never saw them fly to their full potential, but I've been told they have some range on them. I've read that they can fly to the top of a roof, and can fly up into trees, so I would guess once they are grown they could clear 10-30 feet in the air. I'm just guessing though since ours never really flew, but they did sort of run/hop and then horizontally fly 10-15 feet on the ground. Hope this helps!

@abdalkhan7207

6 жыл бұрын

Ours fly a lot about 70 to 90 feet or so

Cool video. Now I want some. Have you lost any to predators?

@JoeSoslick

6 жыл бұрын

Heh...well... if you watch onward in my videos you'll find out :) Pretty much we had a lot of Red Tail Hawk pressure, along with some coyotes who discovered them and wouldn't leave (had one run out in broad daylight to almost take a few birds out, but luckily I was home and chased it off), and in the end the birds took off. I saw them a few times around town for about a month after they left, but my guess is that by now most have move far away or have been killed. Kinda sad, but a definite probability with guineas, especially if you free range them. Hope this helps, thanks for watching!

@weslerat6093

6 жыл бұрын

Joe Soslick A friend of mine had four guineas and a peacock hen randomly show up in his yard. They hung around for a week or so. A hawk got one and then they all wandered as fast as they showed up. Interesting birds for sure. But they definitely have a mind of their own...

@JoeSoslick

6 жыл бұрын

Haha, yup, that sounds about right for these types of birds! I would love to get them again, along with a few peacocks, chickens, ducks, geese... but yeah, as soon as the local predators discover them, they don't leave until the "food" runs out. I'd have to keep them caged up safely if I wanted to keep birds again, so maybe someday but not for now.

I always fed mine at dusk after letting them graze all day. After awhile, they went into their pen on there own.

@JoeSoslick

5 жыл бұрын

We started trying to alter their feeding schedule once we free-ranged them, but I felt like they took it as an insult and it made them not want to come back. Like..."oh, you don't want to feed us when we want anymore? FINE, we'll go get our food elsewhere!". Or something like that :)

@mikeycbaby

5 жыл бұрын

Have you seen them again since they abandoned ship? Are they still in the area?

@JoeSoslick

5 жыл бұрын

We had a huge two-day rainstorm that (I believe) caused them to not come home one night, and from then on I rarely saw them. One got left behind, and it was the saddest thing ever. That one eventually was taken out by a predator as well. I tell myself that they made it to a beautiful bird sanctuary on a farm somewhere nearby... but most likely more hawks, coyotes, and other critters wiped them out.

@mikeycbaby

5 жыл бұрын

Well maybe you should get some chickens. You have the perfect pen and chickens are less likely to fly the coop. We actually raised our Guinnea chicks with chickens and they stayed as a mixed flock for years. We put their eggs under broody hens. Just an idea.

@JoeSoslick

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, if we did it again I'd want to pair them up with other, more "domesticated" animals like chickens and/or goats. I've heard they do tend to calm down a bit when with less wild of animals. Makes sense, too. We ended up selling the coop though, and might revisit caring for animals in the future... but for now, I can't say I miss the chores/work associated with them, haha.

What is the jump suit for?

@JoeSoslick

5 жыл бұрын

Her suit if to keep the ticks away, it's treated with permethrin.

@pheidiasone9704

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@JoeSoslick

5 жыл бұрын

@Keep It Real They were when we first moved here, but they haven't been as bad this year-- I've been mowing all the grass on our property though, so I think that has made a huge difference.

do you still have your birds or did you get sick of them? haha Getting Guineas was the worst decision we ever made.

@JoeSoslick

3 жыл бұрын

LOL, nah, they only lasted a few months before running off/being eaten by predators. They were entertaining for sure, but I learned that I probably need much more acreage to keep them here and give them the proper home. It would be fun to get like... 2 some day, especially if they lived with chickens to help keep them a little more civilized.

The white body suit?

@JoeSoslick

3 жыл бұрын

treated with permethrin and keeps the ticks away!

You guys need to get them to come to you better. And I would give them a snack in the evenings to get them to come to me better.

@JoeSoslick

4 жыл бұрын

Good ideas! We did start trying to "treat train" them into the coop at night, and it worked pretty well towards the end... but then they took off and never came back :(

Do you sell the eggs?

@JoeSoslick

4 жыл бұрын

We never got that far with the birds before they ran off, but ideally we were planning to eat them or let them hatch out and expand the flock. I'm sure you could sell them if you collected enough, but I've heard guineas like to hide their nests,so you'd probably have to keep them caged up to collect the eggs. Thanks for watching!

@ancientaestheticstv7315

4 жыл бұрын

Joe Soslick nooooooo I been looking far and wide for a place to buy some eggs from no luck yet but thank you for responding

What kind of suit does your wife have on? Is it something to protect her from something?

@JoeSoslick

5 жыл бұрын

It's treated in permethrin, and keeps the ticks/other bugs away. Pretty effective!

Just wait for them to go ti bed and then shut the door

I hope y’all realize or realized by now those birds will double in size and that coop is waaaaaay too small! So I hope you plan on building a real barn/coop for them..!

@JoeSoslick

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah the plan was to start them in that coop and figure out what to do next once they outgrew it... sadly they didn't stay with us long enough to get to that point 😓 thanks for watching!

@rachellove6990

4 жыл бұрын

I’m soo sorry for your loss I love those birds they are soo great for pest control and great pets/ watch birds! Very entertaining 😆. My flock I not only trained them using white millet to entice back to the barn every night but I kept their primary flight feathers trimmed so they could not fly over the property fence line I had that enclosed 20 for our flocks to roam free range.

@JoeSoslick

4 жыл бұрын

@@rachellove6990 yeah they were very entertaining indeed! Borderline TOO entertaining (noisy) one might even say, haha. If we ever got other livestock again, I'd get a few to hang around for sure.

they look big for only 6 weeks old, you know i see so much on line saying the let there ginni's out at 6 week to 8 weeks old, being the first time i ever got ginnis, and paid like $12 cnd each as chick i was not comfortable letting them free, but yesterday they just turned 3 and a half months old and they look the size of yours,, Edit well now that i see yours at the steps no mine are like 2 times taller then one step and a lot of color on there head and face, so i open there pen door in the morning and at 3pm they still never came out, just before dark i went down to check the other live stock, and i could hear the ginni's down the hill, so i walked to the top and looked down and seen them walking to the bush, this worried me as it would be dark in half hour and they were a long ways away from thee pen, this morning i didn't hear them any were so i walked down the hill and down a road on on y land and in the grass i seen 2 spots of there feathers in the grass on the road/trail, have not seen or hear them all day i even walked every trail and no sign of them any were, think my worry come true,, even though i seen other go away for days but come back, but mine 10 gone 1st day.. i dont know what to think, my last video show them in there pen a few weeks ago.. i have had fox problem but been taking them out as i see them, boy i could not walk up to there pen to feed and water them with out them all freaking out and running and flying up all over the back end of there pen, they always went right nuts every time

@JoeSoslick

5 жыл бұрын

Oh no, I hope your guineas are ok! Sadly though, for me the signs were the same as yours... piles of feathers and no guineas to be found. Coyotes, hawks, and fox could all be to blame for mine disappearing. I also think when they are in large groups, they act like total idiots. Free ranging a small number of them, like 2-4, with other animals might be the only way to get them to hang around and not wander off. I think it's just their nature to want to explore and always be on the move. They are very unlike chickens, who can just hang around all day and stay in the same place their whole life. I hope your birds come back, but don't be too sad if they don't (other than the loss of money you spent on them I hear you on that one!)... it's just what these silly birds do. Thanks for watching and commenting Arnold!

@arnoldromppai5395

5 жыл бұрын

well i been in the live stock, chickens both for eggs and meat, turkeeys and ducks, geass, phesents, steers, pigs, for over 37 years ever since i broke my back and cant work, id you seen my videos i do it all for familys and shelters in need, and after watching so many videos of others having ginni's i just thought it would be fun to have around for the young kids that come with mom to pick up food for the month to help them get by, i get a lot due to dead beat dads, i sure didnt expect them to head down the big hill over 200 yards and into the bush on there first outing, still no sign of them, i went out walking with the gun again to day, and sat and lessened for any sounds, but nothing, i just found that one spot o the farm road though so brush were there was 2 spots with some feathers, no blood of any kind, i have never seen any Coyotes in all the years i been here, how ever i have shot wolfs and fox, last year wolfs killed one of my 3 month old steers but a week later after leaving the seer in the failed under a spruce tree i got some wolfs and have not seen any since, but i have got a few fox this year, ether hock or fox got them or they all went south i am sure, i have read they will go missing for days but come back l the time, but this was there first day free at 3 and a half months old, so my fist ever try i think been a total fail, never lost one, since the day i got them, so i am right pissed, as so many i have watched clam they are great and bla bla bla, i dont stand for any predictors, they are taken out every time i see one, even a bear last summer, they were not cheap to buy and they need to be feed the same feed as turkeys, they need that high protein, witch is not cheap ether. i been watching your videos for 2 days and nights i was wondering were yours were, and why your wife is in that white suite is she allergic to bee stings

@JoeSoslick

5 жыл бұрын

Wow, you're really living the farm life! Very cool with all those animals, and nice of you to help out those in need. My guineas took off a few months after we got them, and never came back... as much as we hoped they would. For the first two weeks after they left, I would randomly see them around the area in fields and neighbor's yards, but then they continued onward to wherever they felt they needed to go and I never saw them after that. Bummer. My wife started wearing that white suit to help keep ticks off of her. Last year we had a really bad tick problem in our area, so she treated the whole suit with permethrin and wears it when she's out there. This year has been a lot better with the ticks, we've barely seen one. It's quite odd, but I'm also mowing the entire yard now and not letting any of if grow tall. She hasn't had to wear the suit nearly as much this year, but it's still a sight to see when she does! Haha.

@arnoldromppai5395

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you.. lmao yes it sure is a site to see her in it,, so you had the same problem but just took longer then 12 hours, thats to bad, know one has ever talked about this part, they are all up and all good with them with the odd one complaining they were to nosy you going to try again, we have had really bad tick problems for the past 3 years, they calmed this year was going to be the worst ever for ticks, my black lab had one on her in middle of May and have not seen one since this year and i have not started the riding tractor this year, didnt even put the 1500 Lb cutting deck on, i turned the whole yard into feeding grounds for the steers i got fed up cutting 5 acres for nothing, except beat my back to hell and burn 10 gallons of fuel every 2 weeks, i just gave more room to the live stock. i was going to put the deck on to hit the tall weeds that they dont eat, but it was simpler to hook a 10 foot i-beam be hind my 4x4 truck and drag it over the whole area as i have done in many years out in the fields, they really keep the under growth down in the bush, you would think they were moose and dear, why should i cut grass when i get it done free and get a better return? i am not sure i will try it again, but will see. i am half hour west of the city of Thunder Bay Ont. Canada

@richwoodextraphone8785

5 жыл бұрын

I've been watching guinea videos before I get some. One recommends that when you get your guinea keets, let only one out. Walk all around in the areas you want them to stay. The following day, let out that one with one more, again stay with them in the chosen area. Do this until you have a third or so of your birds trained. The others will follow.

Anyone thinking about getting guineas, needs to think about their neighbors. I lived peacefully for 17 years in my house, before my ignorant neighbor decided he wanted a flock of guineas. Now, every day at 2:30 or 3:00, the screaming starts. Nobody within 1/2 mile can sleep when these nuisance birds start calling. You may be cool with the noise, but your neighbors will likely not see it that way. These birds need to be eradicated.

@JoeSoslick

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha, this is true. Knowing what I know now, I do not think I would get these birds again. You need 50+ acres to live in peace with these dinosaurs.

about noon??? let them out earlier dude they like to munch all morning aswell

@JoeSoslick

4 жыл бұрын

We did end up letting them out at sunup, which they loved... but it did mean they roamed very far from home, which ultimately let to them never coming back :(

i want you to reach 1000 so i subscribed today ... please help him enter the money zone

@JoeSoslick

4 жыл бұрын

You rock! It worked! :)

Please You need a herding dog and a larger coop

@JoeSoslick

3 жыл бұрын

What I need... is a real farm!

Why is she wearing that whit outfit????

@JoeSoslick

4 жыл бұрын

It's treated with permethrin and mainly she uses it to keep the ticks off.

I like your coop do you have a website where you go your coop?