2019年2月8日 · Guinea fowl belong to the Numididae family, they are related to pheasants, turkeys and other game fowl. Guinea fowl originate in Africa and were first introduced to Europe back in the 1400s. Frequently used terms and their meanings: Guinea cock- male guinea fowl Guinea hen - female guinea fowl Keets - young guinea fowl Confusion - a group of ...

2023年6月12日 · 1) Pearl Gray is one of the most common types of guinea fowl there are they have a dark gray aperance and have white spots on every feather with a blue head and yellow\tan crested on their head. 2) Royal Purple is a more rare color and there for is a little more expensive, it identifiable from its dark purple chest and its purple tint to the ...

2013年8月19日 · HI, I have a guinea fowl that fell to the ground and hurt his leg. I do not think it is broken, does not appear to be any swelling either. I think maybe its the joint...? Its been almost a week, he will not walk or stand. He just sits around in …

2015年3月26日 · My guinea fowl hardly go anywhere. The hang aroudn the chicken coop most of the time... sometimes do a circle of the house. I keep food out for my chickens all day.. and my guinea fowl like to hang out with the chickens and eat …

2012年1月6日 · A hawk took a shot at one of my then smaller Marans and somehow missed. The guinea fowl attacked the hawk and beat the #### out of him until he could get enough room to hurl himself air born. I watched the entire incident thinking that the scuffle was between two roosters but suddenly the hawk broke free. Amazing.

2009年4月14日 · I'm sure you can tell from the other posts that Guinea fowl DO need shelter to survive the cold temperatures. They also need access to water that is not frozen and food. We have a coop made of 12" thick stone that is dug into the side of our hill, only one side is above ground. We do not heat it but provide 18 hours of light on the short winter ...

2023年2月21日 · I have been researching guinea fowl as a way to stop the ticks/garden bugs in our area. We also have tons of fire ants and yellow fly (like horse flies.. but meaner!) season. I am hoping they would help with these pests around our property. I realize there are cons that I have read about. ie-...

2009年7月29日 · Hi I was given 4 chickens 2 roos and 2 hens one of the hens and one roo had what I will assume to be mites and her feet looked swollen as does your guineas I made a mixture of vegetable oil and GardStar garden & poultry dust with Permethrin I brushed it on their legs actually treated everyone (had 9 gave one roo away now have 8) every other night, [only way I …

2012年6月12日 · Just recently one of the guinea hens started being chased away from the group by a couple of the other guineas. What would cause this? They (6 total) all have been together since they were 1 week old (that's when I bought them). They are now 17 weeks old. They roost in a coop at night and...

2017年6月7日 · Hi Folks, I'm new to this site, so greetings to all. I have a small flock of 6 guinea fowl. I did have 8 birds, but two just dropped dead in the yard a week apart from each other. I have two hens and the rest are cocks. My birds free range during the day and go in …