Monday, March 31, 2014

What the Heck is a Guinea Hen?



My husband came in Saturday afternoon from an errand stating there was a turkey in the yard.  We live in the city, so I grabbed my camera and went out looking for Mr. Tom.  Strolling along the front yard I saw a bird which looked a little like a turkey, but didn't have many feathers.  And it was white.  He let me get relatively close to him and snap a few photos before he made a beeline across the street to another neighbor's yard.  Hopefully he found somewhere safe to go and didn't run into any loose dogs!




I posted the photo on Twitter with the hash tag #turkey and someone tweeted back it was a guinea hen.  A guinea hen is native to Africa.  I googled and found that guinea hens are kept domestically and perhaps this one got loose. They are a great natural insect killer and I read they are great for tick control.  I am not sure where this one came from, but it was pretty neat to see. 





It just goes to show you never know what you'll see in the city!

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  1. Aren't they funny looking? :) they've got quite the cackle as well. Enjoyed the post, Judi!

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    1. thanks for stopping by Marianne - I didn't hear him cackle, he didn't hang around too long!

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  2. How fun! Like a cross b/w a turkey and a white chicken.

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    1. It was pretty cool, funny to see in the middle of a city neighborhood! Hope he got somewhere safe!

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