A Fox Got One of my Guinea Fowl

Yesterday in the early evening our guineas were squawking and putting out a loud distress cry. They were very agitated and we knew something was wrong. Even the chickens' posture changed, which is a sure sign of fear. Then the guineas flew up on the phone wires and barn roof, continuing their warning/distress cry. We figured there was a predator about, but we couldn't see anything.

A few minutes later, the front doorbell rang and one of our distant neighbours reported that a large fox was running down our drive with one of my birds in its mouth. So now Im down to 3 Guineas and a handful of chickens and roosters.

The perils of living in the country.

Barley and the Guinea Fowl

 Barley helps let the guinea fowl and the chickens out every morning. Her job is to lie there and not disturb the birds.

Guineau Fowl

 At one point we had almost 40 Guinea Fowl. Now we are down to eight. Predators like foxes and coyotes, even a timber wolf one year, have picked them off. Some died of old age. Others, the females, died sitting on their eggs outside. They don't like to roots where other birds can see them so the barn is not their first choice