Do you know the answer to this riddle? It describes our hidden assets.
Lined with a skin as soft as silk,
Within a fountain crystal clear,
A golden apple doth appear.
No doors there are to this stronghold,
Yet thieves break in and steal the gold.
We like to hide our assets around here where they're not easily found. For instance, see this nice enclosure?
The Farmer put this pallet fence up to protect the trumpet vine and lilac bush inside from goatly depredations. They seem to have a special fondness for lilac leaves and bark.
But there are other things in there as well.... something is hiding.
Do you see them? Try looking in the weeds from this angle:
It's easier to see them in that picture. I can see one head peeping out.
One of our hiding nesters got aggravated with me being so close to them, and moved away for a while.
The weeds and pallet fence hide these guineas quite nicely. They are also protected from predators since there are two dogs patrolling around outside the fence. I guess they've got it figured that this is a great place for hidden assets.
Two guineas can lay a lot of eggs, and of course eggs are our hidden assets and the answer to the riddle.
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Those are some smart Guineas ya got there! Here’s hoping for a good hatch.
Thanks Amy. They do seem to look for good hiding places for their nests, at least most of the time! They’ve also been known to nest in weeds at the side of the road however, so not always.
Oh! There are going to be losts of baby guinea running all over the place soon! How exciting! I hope you will post photos
~Lisa
If we ever get some little keets, I will most assuredly post pictures!