Winkel Chestnut Farm
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| The idea was: raise guinea fowl, guineas eat bugs, chestnut trees are better off... | |
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June 1 2005 Day old keets from Townline Hatchery. |
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Growing in confinement. |
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First time out into the world. |
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Suddenly the enemy is everywhere. |
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By late summer three left. Two males and a
female. |
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Spring 2006. Eggs are
appearing! |
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Papa Guinea and his sidekick Uncle Guinea watch Mama
Guinea on her nest. |
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Mama is out for a break. Here is her clutch of eggs. |
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Have you ever seen a prouder Mama Guinea? |
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What happened? Nest is scattered. No Mama Guinea in sight. |
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Papa and Uncle know something is wrong. |
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This is all we found of Mama. |
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There were
peeps coming from the eggs. The eggs came home to an incubator. Four hatched. |
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And here are
the proud youngsters. And the wheel goes round and round... |
| In fond and loving memory of Mama Guniea... |
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