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lioninrain
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« on: 24.06.2009 at 02:03 [UT+1] »Ok, this is kind of strange, but it's happened twice now, once on Halloween and just the other night on theSummer Solstice But someone is breaking into my guinea's coop on those nights. There is absolutely no way that any animal
could have done it, as the door was relatched, and it's a complicated system for an animal - designed to be'coon proof.

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have been killed, but I am worried about them,and they can actually die of "night fright" if sufficiently startled
while sleeping. They just let half of them out into the pen area - again raccoon, hawk and snake proof.
What would be the next date? Halloween again? or is there a date inbetween?

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Re: Halloween, solstice...who's after my guinea fo« Reply #1 - on: 24.06.2009 at 06:39 [UT+1] »Oh dear -- I don't know the answer, but my sympathies as a fellow bird lover. I wonder if motion sensitive
lights, or some other form of alarm would be helpful? Of course, the guineas must sound quite an alarmthemselves, but perhaps something that would warn you of an approach to the coop, or make the person
hesitate...
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Re: Halloween, solstice...who's after my guinea fo« Reply #2 - on: 24.06.2009 at 11:07 [UT+1] »My husband is busy hatching some sort of plan, but wanted to know how long he has...Halloween I guess.
I think he's going to get some sort of camera. I locked it with a padlock for a while after it happened on
Halloween, but it makes day-to-day tasks down there difficult, especially in the winter when they spend moretime in there.

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Re: Halloween, solstice...who's after my guinea fo« Reply #3 - on: 24.06.2009 at 18:13 [UT+1] »I would suppose Halloween, unless there'd be some pattern or purpose in the fall Equinox (Sept 22?). Hard toguess without knowing the precise motive!
But the very best to you and the birds...
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Re: Halloween, solstice...who's after my guinea fo« Reply #4 - on: 24.06.2009 at 18:29 [UT+1] »Oh, there is a first harvest celebration on August 1, called variously Lammas, Lugh­nassah, Lamastide -- not to
imply that anyone celebrating it would come after one's birds, but not knowing what might set off theindividual you're dealing with...?

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Re: Halloween, solstice...who's after my guinea fo« Reply #5 - on: 25.06.2009 at 02:08 [UT+1] »Well, I don't know for sure either, but I thought it a bit strange considering the dates.
Could be some kids who are trying to be Satanic - that would be my worst fear, as animal mutilations are notunheard of, especially in rural areas.
Other than that though, I can't imagine anyone else doing that. It's pretty common knowledge around herethat eggs are free for the asking as well as whatever's around in my garden - But we don't eat the guineas!
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Gender:Thank you Blackbird, for the dates - I will be sure to padlock on those nights!

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