guinea fowl

  1. ChickenTenderKesha

    Breeding for Colours and Size (Standard/Jumbo)

    Hello all! :frow I am starting this thread to discuss the different colours and sizes of Guineas out there, while exploring the genetics of my own flock I’ve accumulated! Anyone and everyone is welcome to share their knowledge on Guineas, and to share photos of what colours they have! I’m...
  2. M

    Will Guinea fowl bother my dogs?

    I have a mixed flock of chickens, various breeds, and turkeys. They were raised around my 3 big dogs and neither bother one another. The intermingle in the same fenced in yard in any way. I want to add some guinea fowl to help reduce the bug population and to alert. My dogs are house dogs and...
  3. RaisingTinyDinosaurs

    Guinea Fowl, male or female?

    So I’ve been calling my Guinea Fowl “she” since she was a keet just because she has been raised with my layer hens. Lol Now she, who is named Temperance (Tempy) is 21 weeks old and I have no idea if she is in fact a she or not. She is very quiet for a guinea I’m thinking because she is the only...
  4. GuineaMania

    How much do your guinea fowl weigh?

    How much do your guinea fowl weigh? Most of my pearl guineas are around 5-6 pounds, but maybe mine are heavy!
  5. MrsWinterWheat

    Guinea Fowl Hatch-A-Long (old-timey actors theme 🍿🎥🎬📽️🎞️)

    This morning we set 16 eggs! This is the 2nd hatch for my husband’s birthday present (his request was turkey and Guinea Fowl, first batch was turkeys) If you want to pick an egg to name we are going with old-timey movie actors. Shirley Temple, Cary Grant kind of old-timey…and it can be just...
  6. Gill-b

    Zonnendal area (Cape Town) Guinea Fowl

    It is that time of year here where the Guinea Fowl group together in flocks. There is farmland about 5km (about 3 miles) from our house and I spotted a flock that must easily be over 200 Guinea Fowl strong. It was a lovely sight to behold.
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  7. Gill-b

    Anyone speak (Guinea) fowl language?

    The keet is constantly communicating with me through chirping - from the moment I say good morning to it, till the time the sun goes down. I have come to recognise some of its keet language and here are a few sounds I think I have managed to translate: 1. The sound it makes most often of all is...
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  8. Gill-b

    Pics of Development Stages of Guinea Fowl?

    I am wanting to compare my keet's development (size) to the average keet to be reassured that it is growing as it should. I understand that there are a few factors that could influence a keet's development, but maybe there is a standard scale one can go on? I have been searching on this website...
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  9. ChicksofHeaven

    Guinea fowl for pest control?

    Hello friends. We moved to an 18 acre hobby farm in the past year. I have three chickens (hens) for eggs. We have noticed a few mice in the garage, and have been considering introducing a barn cat to manage that situation. However, in the summer we have tons of crickets ( I mean tons! ) and...
  10. Gill-b

    Savage mini dinosaur - a day in the life of a keet.

    The keet (26 days old) showed me in person this morning, just what little savages fowls can be. It caught a gecko and, after knocking it about a bit, swallowed it whole. I already knew fowls to be so, but to witness it just a few inches from my eyes is a little... well... I can't think of the...
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  11. Gill-b

    Indigenous Guinea Fowl rescued keet

    We have indigenous Guinea Fowl in our residential area, Cape Town, South Africa, and, along with occasionally having to help them out of tricky situations that they get themselves into in our neighbourhood yards, I recently rescued a day old keet which was distress calling from the next street...
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  12. T

    Help! Sick Newborn Keet

    My partner and I have our first set of Guinea fowl keets! Mom had one egg left after the others hatched but kept coming off her nest and it was quite cold. Could hear it pipping and see the cracking so we put it under the heat lamp. My partner saw him struggling once hatched to disconnect fully...
  13. B

    One eyed Agnus

    "One Eyed Agnus" lost her eye (Grayish/Foggy eye) about 5 years ago and has still been thriving. She is about 15 years old and alert with her good eye always on the lookout. She eats well. One Eyed Agnus gets along with the other 6 guineas. Today I noticed the bad eye was swelling, but no blood...
  14. H

    Guinea fowl

    hello i need some answers my guinea fowl are mating but i can’t seem to find any eggs and they have been in there run recently so im not sure why they aren’t laying they are 7 months old so that may have something to do with it also my male guinea( who dont have a mate) go up to my female guinea...
  15. A

    How to much to feed my mixed Poultry Flock?

    Hello, I have been concerned with feed lately since it feels like my Chickens, Chicks, Quail, and Guineas are eating it too fast or being messy with it. I mainly want to know how much feed they are supposed to eat (each poultry type) and how conserve it. I have 12, 8 month old chickens, 11 6...
  16. Pastel the Rooster

    What did your guinea/s do today? 😁

    I've seen threads here and there on BYC like this, just not with guinea fowl. I figure that this will be a fun opportunity for us guinea owners to share our guineas antics! And for those who want guineas, come see how fun they are! I really hope that you all will enjoy this thread, and...
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  17. S

    Help. Rehoming Guinea fowls. Wichita, KS

    So While incubating my batch of Chicks. I incubated a family members eggs. Long story short. Two of those eggs were Guinea Fowl eggs. Well she completely backed out and only took her Rhode island reds, and left my family with the fowls. There has been no problem up to this point. They started to...
  18. OrangeGrass

    Wanted- Guinea Fowls- Australia, Victoria.

    Hello! I have one 8 week old Guinea Fowl that I hatched (their name is Charle), sadly Charles siblings didn’t make it. I am raising Charle to go to one of my relatives and i would like for Charle to have some friends. Is anyone in the area selling Guinea Fowls? Thanks!!
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    Male Guinea Fowl attacking chicken hen

    Hello, I have a male Guinea fowl that is housed with my flock of 15 hens. They have been living together in harmony since October but all of a sudden the Guinea is attacking one of my girls. Unfortunately I was unable to see how it all started but I noticed the Guinea pecking and jumping on top...
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