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And Then There Were Two…

May 10, 2021May 13, 2021 dalarnafarm

And there were two… By some miracle earlier this spring I was able to catch and rehome ALL our #apocalypseguineas except 4. Much like last spring, the

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Orange-Legged Stormtroopers

September 22, 2020October 28, 2020 dalarnafarm

If you look close enough, you can see two vile blue clown heads in the distance. I spotted the new mama guinea from the barn

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Guinea Fowl Apocalypse

September 20, 2020October 28, 2020 dalarnafarm

Two and a half months ago, we had 7 guinea fowl. Seven. Due to the fact that unlike all other guinea fowl, ours NEVER die

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No. No. Noooooooooo!

August 22, 2020October 28, 2020 dalarnafarm

No, no, NO, NOOOOOOOOOOOO! I don’t know how this happened. I have been watching them so close. I broke up all the nests I found.

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Feathered Demons

May 14, 2020October 28, 2020 dalarnafarm

1…2…3…4…5…6…7 Only 7 of 9 guineas have been coming up for feed in the evening and the general cries of “buckwheat, buckwheat”have nearly disappeared as

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Home Invasion

January 21, 2020October 28, 2020 dalarnafarm

They have infiltrated my home. The extreme cold of the last few days (-10F air temperature with wind chills in the -20s) finally drove the

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And so they multiply…

October 25, 2019November 16, 2020 dalarnafarm

Nine little guineas jumping on a fence. One fell off because he was dense. Mama screamed bloody murder. And then the farmer said. “No more

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Former pro chislic judge, current farm blogger and (hopeful) future author, Heather Benson's official day job is as the Digital Strategy Manager for her home state's PBS/NPR member station, South Dakota Public Broadcasting. Originally from Menno, SD and currently residing on a small farm in Western Minnesota, her official night job is shepherding her herd of Icelandic sheep, tending (an undisclosed number) of chickens and trying to convince her demented turkey Lloyd that he cannot, in fact, marry his favorite basketball. Her farm stories can be followed at Facebook.com/dalarnafarm and her first book is due to published in November of 2023.

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