<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:45:02 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/guineafowl/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Eggs and Babies - A Story of the Helmeted Guineafowl Mother]]></title><description><![CDATA[I received two messages from my family on my cell phone. The first was of a couple of eggs (below left) and then of those same eggs hatched (below right). We did not wonder for a minute, we knew exactly]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@fermentedphil/eggs-and-babies-a-story-of-the-helmeted-guineafowl-mother</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@fermentedphil/eggs-and-babies-a-story-of-the-helmeted-guineafowl-mother</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fermentedphil]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 17:25:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZJjsWDRvekVDta6JZQ45DM9xVozGkLR6Y31uy4L6SSqKvN8QSo3MVkJwzc8FdgxMU9tdu5xQjnJJnJHSRSpRgJtB7yw1AfFVfhwozYnidhQirEtAEQqNk2Dc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trials and Tribulations of Helmeted Guineafowl Chicks]]></title><description><![CDATA[One afternoon arriving home, we saw a whole family of helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris) walking in the garden and across the road. Obviously, we stopped to take a closer look. I captured a video (which]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@fermentedphil/trials-and-tribulations-of-helmeted-guineafowl-chicks</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@fermentedphil/trials-and-tribulations-of-helmeted-guineafowl-chicks</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fermentedphil]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2024 17:10:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZJjsWDRvekVDta6JZQ45DM9yGVxd1zxZ8hhVjs3xwEXgJttpa77zBSuxqY5SF9T3npgBudQrAY22gLFdDRckGa49eH8hmgJCje8Swi8p8JwPD4vtvQxSg1qY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Guinea fowl is gone ]]></title><description><![CDATA[What happened to my guinea fowl? Can you come back? I don't want you to go I don't want you to leave your eggs. I love you and these six eggs What happened to my guinea fowl ? Like parents and children]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@ekojah/my-guinea-fowl-is-gone--5bp</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@ekojah/my-guinea-fowl-is-gone--5bp</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ekojah]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Aug 2024 05:20:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pJD9XBvA1B1pDjtiivUZk4K6BG55UArZPhJJiSu5BVjQvqZona7xkhdXgfP3sjv7FwbHYXsxAAqix421kjtWozXyE6TKWNkySLdv7h7f5Bm6Ai?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Father and Mother Showing off Their Teenager ]]></title><description><![CDATA[It has been a few months since the helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris) visited my garden. I often see them on and in the roads, running through various gardens. 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Now, I usually post about music and surfing, but I thought I would pop in for a visit (my wife and I do love]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@jasperdick/birds-a-mystery-solved-the</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@jasperdick/birds-a-mystery-solved-the</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jasperdick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Feb 2024 19:26:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE8x7YLjV9UWTvRS3x5NFPcePrx1VoLFyL7fgX5CoqrmJYyeJarDShyzL5MmjUmpfJq9VAhtpBA7g1fzXm1zSgV91nb5jt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tar Dinosaurs]]></title><description><![CDATA[They have taken over the streets. It is their space, not ours. We drive carefully and ask them permission to pass by. They accommodate us when we pass them, driving over their tar kingdom. They patrol]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@fermentedphil/tar-dinosaurs</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@fermentedphil/tar-dinosaurs</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fermentedphil]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jun 2023 13:26:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZJjsWDRvekVDta6JZQ45DM9y5LG7MXbksUUv1tF5vJdCcoJvnmbkLZroPUYmQAUfygwgztHbNhbxdhtUr8jjRzCmHXBF9t9ef8FTusXETZNB9nxf47bA4TBL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introduction to the Feathered Friends Community: “Blogging for Birdseed” – Why Can’t I have Chickens Anyway?]]></title><description><![CDATA[“It’s raining… Why can’t we come inside?... OH, HELLO CATS!” Hello everyone at the “Feathered Friends” Community. I am @juliadick, otherwise known as “Blogging for Birdseed”! 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Guinea Fowl keets]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the 6th September - 35 days ago I set the broody frizzle hen on 11 Guinea fowl eggs.To be honest I wasn't expecting them to be fertile as they were from a young trio of birds belonging to the lad next]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@bellecrosshens/patience-finally-they-hatch-guinea-fowl-keets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@bellecrosshens/patience-finally-they-hatch-guinea-fowl-keets</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bellecrosshens]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2017 09:56:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVf2m5NLeSrgrujYtoi8thP1LnEkdpPNcUxJzB6iYoDFMHkkkts3aS6tZgnzxJhWB8W2tGtwSMXQDT1G?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Mother's Love - a hen looks for lost chicks]]></title><description><![CDATA[This girl is breaking my heart. 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