Guinea Fowl Do Not Like Snow – They Think It’s Foul!!
December 2005 - I had a bit of a problem today when I tried to put the guinea fowl back in their huts. They do not like to stand and walk in the snow which has arrived just a little late to make it a...
View ArticleFeeding Guinea Fowl
My guinea fowl feed daily on a mix of; layers pellets & wheat When they free range they also eat; apples sugar beet fodder beet seeds nettles grass insects berries grain I have found that my...
View ArticleGuinea Fowl Keets Pasting Up
Pasting up on keets is when the keets droppings get attached to the vent area which if not dealt with can quickly form into large clumps. If the clumps are not removed the keets will not be able to...
View ArticleHow To Stop Guinea Fowl Straying Onto The Road
I am afraid that the guinea fowl need to be trained not to go on or near the road. The guinea fowl can be trained but it may take some time to break the habit as guinea fowl are creatures of routine...
View ArticleWays To Start Rearing Guinea Fowl
There are a number of ways you can start rearing guinea fowl. 1) Buy hatching eggs and incubate them or get a broody hen to incubate them. 2) Buy day old keets and raise them. 3) Buy guinea fowl poults...
View ArticleGuinea Fowl Calling Out
On Monday night I rounded up my guinea fowl, hens and ducks into the poultry hut. The hens are the easiest to get in as they want to go in earlier than all the rest and are very friendly and come...
View ArticleWater For Guinea Fowl
I have been asked if guinea fowl can drink out of a stream. Guinea fowl drink water but can go for quite long periods of time without water as they originate from a hot, dry country. When guinea fowl...
View ArticleGuinea Fowl Hen Sitting On Nest Of Eggs And Hatching Keets
I recently received a comment asking about the management of guinea fowl hen sitting on her eggs and the keets that hatch out. Hi, We have a guinea fowl in our garden who has been sitting on her eggs...
View ArticleTraining Guinea Fowl To Roost In A Hut At Night
I free range my guinea fowl during the day and then put them in a hut to roost at night although guinea fowl will naturally roost in trees if you don’t train them to go in a hut. I like mine to go in a...
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