tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434191994110070734.post4736156881975882425..comments2023-09-13T15:38:07.922+01:00Comments on Ramblings: Guinea FoulMopsahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17912659592484055741noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434191994110070734.post-1063893621607917982007-10-22T15:59:00.000+01:002007-10-22T15:59:00.000+01:00Paula - I like the confusion somehow - that there ...Paula - I like the confusion somehow - that there is lots to learn and no one answer is something of a philosopher's feast I guess.<BR/><BR/>Rob - yes, I love guinea FOWL too and have reared them for meat several times, though not yet in Devon as you need a large pen with a netted roof and creating tat is nowhere near the top of the to do list! (and I apologise for the titular pun).Mopsahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17912659592484055741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434191994110070734.post-19369256578580098932007-10-22T15:36:00.000+01:002007-10-22T15:36:00.000+01:00Oh god, only now do I actually read the heading pr...Oh god, only <I>now</I> do I actually read the heading properly!Rob Clackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15461714931300617149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434191994110070734.post-27774329762019874842007-10-22T15:35:00.000+01:002007-10-22T15:35:00.000+01:00And I thought you were going to talk about guinea ...And I thought you were going to talk about guinea fowl. Ah well. I cooked one last night and it was delicious, with mashed potato and puy lentils. <BR/><BR/>Fascinating to follow the story, learning agrisnippets as we go. Looking forward to the next installment!Rob Clackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15461714931300617149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434191994110070734.post-74146213352867700932007-10-21T17:53:00.000+01:002007-10-21T17:53:00.000+01:00nothing, mopsa, they are in essence both castrated...nothing, mopsa, they are in essence both castrated males. ‘bullock’ is more generic tho, and so ‘look at that there field of bullocks’ is most probably referring to both steered (hence ‘steer’) males and females youngsters. In local vernacular single sex groups can be referred to as bullocks too. I haven’t heard young bulls referred to as bullocks, tho maybe you have and so the confusion, in which case ‘bullock’ would be being used similarly to ‘hogg’ or ‘hogget’ in sheep. <BR/>Totally confused now? Think I may be!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434191994110070734.post-15511714438504678512007-10-21T11:49:00.000+01:002007-10-21T11:49:00.000+01:00That picture of a guinea fowl took me straight bac...That picture of a guinea fowl took me straight back to my childhood on a Devon farm. We had guinea fowl (which we called by the old Devon name pronounced 'glaynies') and bantams (banties). I love auctions - as you say, so English!Around My Kitchen Tablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01840917368903178857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434191994110070734.post-40062487629383491952007-10-20T18:12:00.000+01:002007-10-20T18:12:00.000+01:00Not yet, Hannah - but I'm trying to get my head ro...Not yet, Hannah - but I'm trying to get my head round the words and the concept in preparation.<BR/><BR/>WW - and there was me thinking it was a farthing, tops! Ta.<BR/><BR/>Paula - it is a confusing world of bovine words - what is the difference between a steer and a bullock? I feel myself sinking and I so want to swim. I need all that luck. Will keep my eye on your blog for continued insight.Mopsahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17912659592484055741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434191994110070734.post-23519307114795106872007-10-20T11:17:00.000+01:002007-10-20T11:17:00.000+01:00cow vernacular coming on a bundle – tho’ hope it’s...cow vernacular coming on a bundle – tho’ hope it’s not inappropriate for me to say that a bullock still has no balls, it’s a youngster, turning into an ox when fully grown. and to make it even more confusing a field full of ‘bullocks’ can be, and most probably are, a group of mixed sex youngsters. even more baffling cows, heifers, bulls, steers, bullocks and calves, m & f, are all referred to as ‘he’ or ‘him’…good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434191994110070734.post-43869193379306517802007-10-19T10:23:00.000+01:002007-10-19T10:23:00.000+01:00Your life's a guinea a minute!Your life's a guinea a minute!Whispering Wallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410656699815679312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434191994110070734.post-89342529647804916942007-10-19T10:15:00.000+01:002007-10-19T10:15:00.000+01:00Mopsa - I have to admit that I thought a heifer be...Mopsa - I have to admit that I thought a heifer became a cow after she had calved; you are right though - i had to look it up! Doh - and I should have known that!!<BR/>Are you going to put in a bid at the next Devon auction then? How exciting....Hannah Veltenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11355099521026555461noreply@blogger.com