And a pleasant surprise at that! The Guineas have laid their first eggs! :)
We have 2 females and one male. They have been roaming the farm and roosting in the trees at night, so we weren't really sure where they'd lay them. We were prepared to start scouting out their nest. But today there are two eggs in the coop! So hopefully they are planning on laying their clutch there. That is where we would have moved the females and the eggs and nest had they laid elsewhere. We are hoping some will hatch!
I'm so excited! :)
The ducks have been enjoying the creek and greening grass and bugs during the day. A few weeks ago hubby opened their gate and let them out of their play yard. Now they play in the creek during the day and they go back to the coop at dusk and we lock them in. They are loving it! We have seen a coyote in the pasture eyeing them. So far our black lab has done an excellent job of scaring him off. And the coyote has not managed to make it through the fence around the pasture. Hopefully he won't!
Gorgeous sunny day here today after a weekend of SNOW! It is pretty much melted off now...hopefully Spring is here to stay now! :)
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How nice that you got your first eggs! Especially since you didn't have to hunt for them. :-) We had a beautiful Friday and Saturday, a windy and cold Sunday, and today we had SNOW! SOOO not happy about that...
ReplyDeletehow exciting!
ReplyDeleteglad they took your advice and laid them where you prefer also :)
what do they look like compared to duck/chicken eggs?
did you ever find a good way to clean your duck eggs?
how do you know which of your guineas is a boy and which are girls :)
thank you for your answers!! :)
ReplyDeleteI am planning to get some chickens this spring! Just discovered your site. L.O.V.E. I.T.!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Great!!!
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