Jessica C
Overrun with beasties
Hi all!
I’m planning on getting chickens and guineas soon. I’ve read on here some tips for them and have a few newbie questions:
1. I’m in N. FL and last frost is up to late March. Plan to raise them from chicks/keets inside until they’re ready to go out into a coop+free range life. I may get them mail order but also have a farm swap locally that may prove a source. Can they be raised together? Any insight about the timing?
2. My area sees summer heats of 100 degrees and winter lows below freezing. It rains often too. Any particular breed suggestions for chickens? I’ve raised Rhode Island Reds before in KY. The purpose of both chickens/guineas will be pest control and eggs.
3. What kind of noise are we talking about? I’ve seen folks say that their guineas are louder than anything else and some say they’re not generally. I’d love to keep roosters but how noisy are they? I have a four acre property, no HOA but I do have neighbors. Some have horses, someone has a rooster but I only hear him occasionally.
I don’t want them to hate me LOL.
Thanks!
I’m planning on getting chickens and guineas soon. I’ve read on here some tips for them and have a few newbie questions:
1. I’m in N. FL and last frost is up to late March. Plan to raise them from chicks/keets inside until they’re ready to go out into a coop+free range life. I may get them mail order but also have a farm swap locally that may prove a source. Can they be raised together? Any insight about the timing?
2. My area sees summer heats of 100 degrees and winter lows below freezing. It rains often too. Any particular breed suggestions for chickens? I’ve raised Rhode Island Reds before in KY. The purpose of both chickens/guineas will be pest control and eggs.
3. What kind of noise are we talking about? I’ve seen folks say that their guineas are louder than anything else and some say they’re not generally. I’d love to keep roosters but how noisy are they? I have a four acre property, no HOA but I do have neighbors. Some have horses, someone has a rooster but I only hear him occasionally.
I don’t want them to hate me LOL.
Thanks!