My next door neighbor has three guineas. My brother-in-law down the road has five. They meet most mornings in the front yard, and forage for a few hours. After their morning meeting, the three will return home next door, and the five will work their way down the road....until this morning.
My brother-in-law acquired nine more adult guineas, penned them to acclimate them to their new surroundings, and his five are spending their time with the new arrivals. It's probably a guinea social thing, except the three next door are upset. They are calling to their friends, who are ignoring their plea, and the call that sounds like a wheel bearing failing is constant.
I don't know how long this will last, but I'm forcing myself to ignore what is becoming increasingly annoying. Hopefully, the day brings the five down the road for a visit, and the three next door will shut up.
A Labrador Retriever might be a solution...
ReplyDeleteThe guineas are too shrewd to allow dogs to attack. When they feel threatened, they fly into a tree and the chorus starts.
DeleteMy father-in-law always wanted some of those. Never got 'em.
ReplyDeleteThey're great "watchdogs". Unusual circumstances, or an attempted attack by a dog, leads to a raucous few minutes. I've heard they eat fleas, although I don't think it's possible to determine whether it's true, or not.
DeleteThe sound of a wheel bearing failing is disconcerting on a visceral level to the mechanically aware.
ReplyDeleteThose at my end of the neighborhood quieted in a few hours. Those down the road, since they are not used to each other, spend hours on end announcing their displeasure. I feel sorry for my sister-in-law.
DeleteThe "Fav Five" are back.
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