Pics our Guineas
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I like guineas a lot, but I've never seen any near such nice digs before!
Thanks for the pictures.
Thanks for the pictures.
mjr
Member
Are those new guineas? 'Cause if they are, they're probably cannibals. Be careful!
mstuhr
Member
Cool
Howdy,
Better than a guard dog and hard on ticks too!
I wish I could have a few around here.
Thanks
Mike
Howdy,
Better than a guard dog and hard on ticks too!
I wish I could have a few around here.
Thanks
Mike
Jyezahn
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I thought this was going to be about guinea pigs, or people from New Guinea.
shouldazagged
Absent Comrade
Do you eat them? I haven't for over sixty years, but as I recall they were delicious. All dark meat, a bit like duck or the dark meat of really good chicken.
I won't even say what crossed my mind when I read the title of this thread.
Straightshooter2
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Texas Star
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Can't tell from the pics, but if these are African Guinea fowl, either they or the francolin grouse were what the late author Robt. C. Ruark drolly said "were cursed with an abundance of white meat" and thus popular with hunters.
Never been on safari, but if I had, Guinea fowl were high on my list of birds to try.
If you eat these, is the meat dark or are the breasts white? Is white or red wine more appropriate? Or, are they about like chicken in that regard?
The wags have not so far mentioned that the thread could be about British guinea coins...get enough of those and you could order a pair of Purdey shotguns. The "Best" grade London gun makers used to quote prices in guineas.
Never been on safari, but if I had, Guinea fowl were high on my list of birds to try.
If you eat these, is the meat dark or are the breasts white? Is white or red wine more appropriate? Or, are they about like chicken in that regard?
The wags have not so far mentioned that the thread could be about British guinea coins...get enough of those and you could order a pair of Purdey shotguns. The "Best" grade London gun makers used to quote prices in guineas.
shouldazagged
Absent Comrade
Maybe my memory that they are all dark meat is incorrect--as I said, it's been well over sixty years. Or perhaps, being a kid, I was only given the dark pieces. :D
rimfired
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The meat is all dark..........when you roast them you need something to keep the skin moist too, like wrap them in bacon, as the meat is also very lean, very good for you!! The only reason I know this is because the remains of the flock I used to have was driving me nuts so I shot them (out of a tree) and ate them.........did I say they were noisy to the point of driving one crazy..............:eek:
Since that time, I have moved and do have them again, only because they DO keep the tick population down.............but they may be on the menu again at some point in the future..:D
Since that time, I have moved and do have them again, only because they DO keep the tick population down.............but they may be on the menu again at some point in the future..:D
Thanks guys.They're just my yard buddies,and insect control.We have a very nice place......There's something a bit magical about it.Which is understandable(did historic preservation work for way too long),because it's the site of one of the oldest "white man" house/cabin/settlement in the area.
You can't see it but,just over a hill or so is the original spring that was the water supply for the old cabin.Won't go into more detail 'cause it gets a bit hokey sounding.It's all good though.
It's like a bloomin game park or something?Have told the story before of wrenching on one of the kids cars and looking up to have a line of 5 wild Turkeys a cpl feet from me watching.The Deer have been known to follow us around when we're practicing with our traditional bows,stump shooting.And everytime the neighbor's(through the woods)cows get out....they always end up in our yard,which is sort of frequent.Then they hide whenever farmer comes looking for them.There's 6 or 7 of them and they'd be a nuisance if it weren't so dang funny.And no,we're not feeding them,they just like it over here.
Power went out yesterday,and other than a very slight concern about freezer....wifey and I didn't care.Have a great w/end.
You can't see it but,just over a hill or so is the original spring that was the water supply for the old cabin.Won't go into more detail 'cause it gets a bit hokey sounding.It's all good though.
It's like a bloomin game park or something?Have told the story before of wrenching on one of the kids cars and looking up to have a line of 5 wild Turkeys a cpl feet from me watching.The Deer have been known to follow us around when we're practicing with our traditional bows,stump shooting.And everytime the neighbor's(through the woods)cows get out....they always end up in our yard,which is sort of frequent.Then they hide whenever farmer comes looking for them.There's 6 or 7 of them and they'd be a nuisance if it weren't so dang funny.And no,we're not feeding them,they just like it over here.
Power went out yesterday,and other than a very slight concern about freezer....wifey and I didn't care.Have a great w/end.
