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My dad wants me to get some guinea fowl to take care of the bugs in the yard. HE doesn’t want to keep them, he wants me to. I looked into it, they’re noisy, but hardy and keep the ticks down.

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It’s work to do anything in the yard, we have bears, deer, moose, cats (mountain lion and bobcats), so to keep any livestock I’d have to have a way to keep them safe from wildlife and warm in the winter. Maybe when I retire or work less than 50 hrs per week. But I’d start with bees. Every year I clear a bit of the yard and sow wildflower seeds, so when I’m ready for bees I’ll have enough food for them here. I also may move to the property where our family cabin is, and I’ve done the same there but I have more acreage. That requires building a house and a shop, so I’m not in a hurry.

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We have some guinea fowl. They are noisy as fuck. They are like natures equivalent to car alarms that are on a hair trigger. I heard they eat a lot of ticks, who the hell knows, I live in the woods. We have not butchered any yet to compare the meat against chickens or ducks. Did I mention how annoyingly loud they are?

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Yes, this is the main reason I’m not gung-ho about them

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