These are guinea fowl. They are odd looking birds that originate from Africa. They are known for their very loud calls tha sound like 'buckwheat'. Personally, I think they sound like a cicadas. Baby guineas are called keets.
They are wonderful bug hunters and can cut down on pests in the garden--they even find ticks!
Check out: Frit's Farm a site by the author of 'Gardening with Guineas'
and McMurrayHatchery sells all varieties of day old keets.
2 comments:
They are great tick-eaters! I am loving vicarious farming through your blog. I grew up on a small farm with lots of chickens and horses, and now I live in the boring stinky city with only two cats. Thank you for sharing your world!
they are great! thanks for posting it... are the chicks cuter than the regular ones? they look like they'd be cute!
:)
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