Gardening with Guineas: A Step-By-Step Guide to Raising Guinea Fowl on a Small Scale

by Jeannette S. Ferguson

Book Overview

Gardening with Guineas is a delightful and informative guide to raising guinea fowl. It covers the life of a guinea from egg throughout adult, including incubation, feeding, housing, training and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739202502
• ISBN13: 9780739202500
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: Ffe Media
• Length: 131 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Worth More Than A Guinea

I have just become aquainted with a guinea fowl. He flew over the fence and decided to live with us. As we have been adopted by this beautiful bird of immense character I needed to do research, and this little book proved to be a fountain of knowledge, a gem and a must for every guinea fowl owner.Gardening with Guineas is a wonderful book. It takes you on a journey giving clear simple information about the bird. The guineas life from the egg through to adulthood is thoroughly explained . The options owners have and the care guineas require is thoroughly explained. The problems owners can face and the solutions are all fully discussed. The amusing entertaining character of this special bird beautifully unfolds and when you reach the end of this book ignorance is replaced by enlightnement and understanding.

The Best Guinea Book Available

As a poultry farm and hatchery owner, I suggest this book for anyone interested in rasing the wonderful guinea fowl. Ms. Ferguson has created a wonderful guide to hatching, raising, problem-solving, and living with guineas on a small scale. It is truly a must read. I have read nearly all published works on the guinea fowl and find this one to be very informative yet lively and easy to understand.

A beginners Bible!

This easy to read guide successfully details the ease and advantages to raising guinea fowl for both hobby gardeners and poultry fanciers alike. It is also one of the only books on the market that provides complete information on the life cycle of guineas, as well as rasing them from egg to breeding adults. Ms. Ferguson draws from her own experiences to tackle most problems that the reader may occur when keeping these great "buggers." A must read for those who keep back yard flocks!

Delightfully Readable and an Excellent Resource

Whatever a person's reason for keeping guinea fowl, this is a 'must have' book to be read and kept close at hand during one's guinea venture. I find myself going back to it again and again. It is both readable and extensive in its content, and the only contemporary book that presents a clear and concise method for successfully raising this unique and fascinating bird.

If you have or plan on getting Guinea Fowl, buy this book!

This book is an wonderful source of information for all there is to know about raising and caring for guinea fowl. The book covers everything imaginable, including common problems and proper housing. Gardening with Guineas is well organized and includes many helpful illustrations. It even has a poem about guineas! ;)