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Old 05-04-2007 | 01:56 PM
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Can anyone tell me what type of bird these are. I live in sounthern Indiana and there was a flock in my yard this morning. They sounded like turkeys and were about the size of a small chicken. And are unlike anything I have ever seen. Any info would help. Sorry about the picture quality.
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Old 05-04-2007 | 01:59 PM
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Heres another pic.

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Old 05-04-2007 | 02:52 PM
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your goofy looking birds are guineas! eggs are good to eat, any feathers left in the yard are black with white polka dots. pretty birds with ugly heads! handy around the kennels though, as they eat ticks and other bugs.
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Old 05-04-2007 | 11:30 PM
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definitely guineas
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Old 05-05-2007 | 08:12 AM
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My neigbor down the road is the only other house for miles all around. And I know he dosn't have any birds like that. How far do you suspect they would wonder. I figured they were domesticated birds because they wern't afraid of my cats even when the cats kept charging them. If they came back and I wanted to keep them how would I go about it. Can you raise them like free range ckickens?
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Old 05-05-2007 | 10:58 AM
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Feed em some scratch or bird feed. they will also clean up your yard of bugs. They do wonder alot but if you manage to keep them around by feeding them.
They make the best watch dog you will ever have
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Old 05-17-2007 | 06:14 AM
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Best watch dog money can buy!
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Old 05-17-2007 | 06:57 AM
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That's a Pearl Guinea Hen. Over the years I have raised 100's of them. The meat is all Dark meat. We cook itlike chicken withyellow rice.

They come in many colors!
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Old 05-17-2007 | 01:54 PM
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try and shoot them with a bow. their quite the challange.
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