What are the different colors of guinea fowl?
Guinea Fowl colours for adults and keets.
- Pearl Gray: These are the traditional plumage and the original colour of Guineas.
- White: These are pure white with a few black hairs on the back of the neck.
- Pied or splash:
- Lavender:
- Light Lavender:
- Royal Purple:
- Coral Blue:
- Buff Dundotte:
What type of guinea fowl should I get?
There are three main varieties of guinea fowl raised in the United States: pearl, white, and lavender. The pearl variety is the most popular and typically the one that people recognize most readily. Feathers from the pearl variety are often used for ornamental purposes.
What are the seven species of guinea fowl?
Taxonomy and systematics
| Genus | Living species |
|---|---|
| Agelastes Bonaparte, 1850 | White-breasted guineafowl, Agelastes meleagrides Black guineafowl, Agelastes niger |
| Numida Linnaeus, 1764 | Helmeted guineafowl, Numida meleagris |
| Guttera Wagler, 1832 | Plumed guineafowl, Guttera plumifera Crested guineafowl, Guttera pucherani |
Will guinea fowl mate with chickens?
Will Guinea fowl and Chickens Cross Breed? Yes, Guinea fowl and chickens will occasionally cross breed but the resulting offspring will be sterile. Below: A rooster mating with a Guinea fowl hen.
Will Guineas kill chickens?
Guineas will sometimes kill chickens. It won’t happen every time but it does happen. Usually a single guinea won’t be a problem but they can gang up on a chicken, usually a rooster. If they are free ranging the problem isn’t bad as the chicken can escape.
Will guinea fowl kill snakes?
Do Guinea Fowl Kill or Eat Snakes? They will eat small snakes, yes. Guinea are much better at foraging and finding their own food than chickens are.
Do guinea hens get cold?
Sometimes in the summer every single free ranging Guinea sleeps in the trees! They get an early start to tick eating every morning so I don’t mind. Even in cooler weather it’s not really a problem. For warm climate birds they can tolerate some pretty cold temps.
How much do adult guinea hens go for?
Generally, they will cost about $4 – $8 for the common colors like pearl, royal purple, and white guineas. There are much rarer breeds that have an exotic look, which can cost $20+ per keet as well, but these are not available commonly from farms and hatcheries.