No puffins, but this

[Boddie]

I saw no puffins, which I would have liked to have seen but this bird landed near my car and I think it left me a little present down the wing. I know its not an eagle, but what is it?

[Chalk Downlanders]

Looks like Guinea fowl to me. A garden excape probebly.

kev

[Boddie]

Thank you

[Jonny]

An old boss of mine used to keep them, they don't half make a racket................Jon

[Alan]

Yeah they do make a racket, they also take to the trees at night. They're native of Africa.

[Boddie]

You can eat them no?

I am sure I ate guinea fowl once

[Tiggrx]

I ate Guineafowl when I was in Africa - didn't think much of it

[Boddie]

I am sure I had it when I was in a place near Tintern. I seem to recall I was very drunk at the time

[Alan]

Originally Posted by Boddie

You can eat them no?

I am sure I ate guinea fowl once

Yes you can eat them. Had one once, taste like strong chicken ............. everything tastes like chicken

[Jonny]

Originally Posted by Boddie

I am sure I had it when I was in a place near Tintern. I seem to recall I was very drunk at the time

Its amazing what you can eat when you have had a few sherbets, even those donner kebabs taste nice, and when you get home and look in the mirror, you can still see the chilli sauce that has dribbled down your chin, and find one of those yellow pepper things in your shirt pocket................Jon

[Gill Catton]

Originally Posted by Boddie

You can eat them no?

I am sure I ate guinea fowl once

I ate some once it was quite dry and dense and very gamey but it might have just been a bad chef who knows!!

[wildone]

Originally Posted by Alan

Yeah they do make a racket, they also take to the trees at night. They're native of Africa.

They make quite good guards, letting you know when something strange is about. We used to keep a few many years ago as guards and found them a lot less dirty than geese. (Droppings are a lot less mucky)

[Gill Catton]

Originally Posted by Jonny

Its amazing what you can eat when you have had a few sherbets, even those donner kebabs taste nice, and when you get home and look in the mirror, you can still see the chilli sauce that has dribbled down your chin, and find one of those yellow pepper things in your shirt pocket................Jon

Yes I remember waking up as a student with one growling at me from the bedroom floor in the morning.....
Never again!!!!
Shish kebab all the way for me now. At least you can see that it's meat - It might be mutton or goat rather than lamb, but they are lovely with a bit of mayo and chilli sauce.

[Jonny]

Originally Posted by Gill Catton

Yes I remember waking up as a student with one growling at me from the bedroom floor in the morning.....
Never again!!!!
Shish kebab all the way for me now. At least you can see that it's meat - It might be mutton or goat rather than lamb, but they are lovely with a bit of mayo and chilli sauce.

Yeah never again.............Jon

[Boddie]

Elephants leg is a good stomach lining. I prefer chicken shish now. Chilli sauce salad?, as the chap at the kebabby says

[Gill Catton]

Originally Posted by Boddie

Elephants leg is a good stomach lining. I prefer chicken shish now. Chilli sauce salad?, as the chap at the kebabby says

ahhh chicken shish - see now you're boardering on being healthy I'm not sure that's in the rule book you know after a heavy night out.........

[Boddie]

I am taking about before a heavy night out. Elephants leg is the only option post sess but pre-sess is chicken definitely, or guniea fowl or snake or whatever else tastes like chicken

[Gill Catton]

Originally Posted by Boddie

I am taking about before a heavy night out. Elephants leg is the only option post sess but pre-sess is chicken definitely, or guniea fowl or snake or whatever else tastes like chicken

Oh that makes much more sense then!!!!

[Boddie]

Thats easy for you to say