July 15, 2013

No more guinea fowl alert 🙁
The fox got all but one...and the one we saved, has a puncture on its back so may be gone by morning, but we put him in the cage with water and food. Such is life on a farm.


Sharron Davis
Oh no 🙁 Glad we went for a walk and got to see them. Such funny little creatures. I look forward to seeing the babies next year!
G. David Boyd
I thought guinea fowl were the predator alerts on poutry farms. I'm so sorry for the loss. Touch up the survivor's wound with hydrogen peroxide and, if you have any, cattle eye & wound powder.
Barb Glennie
oh, no! We had fox problems here last year. We didn't send them over, honest!
Jabulani Vineyard & Winery
Will do. I know I face peroxide in the house...poor thing. Thanks for the tip.
Jabulani Vineyard & Winery
Heads up Barb...it is a big fox...thought it was a fawn when I first saw it.
Grace Johnston
I remember listening to our sheep being run to death by coyotes . So sorry to hear of this.
G. David Boyd
Most dairy - beef operations and some horse owners have eye & wound powder (it's basically a sulfa powder - reduces infection. good luck.
Barb Glennie
We'll keep our eyes open (and make sure the hens' perimeter fence is charged!).
Jabulani Vineyard & Winery
That's horrible. I need a thicker skin to be a farmer.
Jabulani Vineyard & Winery
High voltage! He the brute!!
Helen Bowes
So sorry - my favorite bird! Reminds me of Zimbabwe and South Africa
Irmgard Schumann
:-(( Sorry to hear that
Chantal Nantel
🙁 So sorry to hear that! I know it's a fact of farm life but it doesn't make it any easier.
Jabulani Vineyard & Winery
We have a wee bit of good news. One bird survived. Not the one that I was trying to save, but one that must have figured out how to fly and got away from the fox. So we will get the keets next week and see if the remaining female will adopt them. Won't let any of them out again this year.

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