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At the beginning of each breeding season, when the Guinea Fowl move into the residential areas to nest, the males cause havoc wherever they can see their own reflection.A slightly funny incident, one day Mama saw her reflection in the hubcap of the wheel on my atv - she was trying to fight it, so I had to cover it up!
They attack sliding doors, constantly knocking loudly on them. They attack cars too, jumping and clawing at them; and especially if they are blue in colour. We use to own a blue coloured car and of all the cars that were parked on our street, ours was attacked the most, leaving scratches on the paint work. We have since sold that car and now our neighbour's black coloured car is the chosen target.
These attacks last for about a month until things settle down among the males; and it is then when tiny keets appear and we can expect piece until the next breeding season.
I must add that the male Guinea Fowl are not interested in attacking us during this time, only fighting with other Guinea Fowl, including their reflection. So when we go out to ward off the car attackers, we land up chasing them in circles, with their wings puffed out, around and around the car. To the outside observer it must look like a clownish circus act!
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