Guinea Fowl

Question 0

What wild game are young guineas substituted for in restaurants?

Answer 0

Grouse, partridge, quail, and pheasants

Question 1

About how many guineas were raised in 1939?

Answer 1

About 1 million

Question 2

How many guineas were raised in 1954?

Answer 2

About 1/4 million

Question 3

Where is the highest demand for guineas?

Answer 3

Large cities on the east coast

Question 4

What are baby guineas called?

Answer 4

Keets

Question 5

Where are wild guineas found?

Answer 5

Africa

Question 6

Where do guineas get there name from?

Answer 6

A country on the west coast of Africa called guinea

Question 7

What are the 3 main breeds of guineas found in the US today?

Answer 7

Pearl, white, and lavender

Question 8

What did the Greeks and Romans use guineas for?

Answer 8

Table birds

Question 9

What are the most valuable breeds of guineas?

Answer 9

Pearl, and white

Question 10

What are the pearl guinea feathers used for?

Answer 10

Ornamental purposes

Question 11

True or false chickens and guineas can cross breed?

Answer 11

True

Question 12

Instead of having a comb like chickens, what do guineas have?

Answer 12

A bump on their head called a helmet

Question 13

How long does it take for the helmet to appear?

Answer 13

About 2 months

Question 14

True or false, there is no standard for guineas?

Answer 14

True

Question 15

At full grown how much do guineas weight?

Answer 15

3- 3 1/2 lbs

Question 16

What is a common defect in guineas?

Answer 16

White flight feathers

Question 17

What sound does a female guinea make?

Answer 17

Buckwheat, buckwheat

Question 18

What makes guineas useful on small farms?

Answer 18

Protect the flock and eat insects

Question 19

What sound do both male and female guineas make when there excited?

Answer 19

A one syllable shriek

Question 20

What’s a male guinea called?

Answer 20

A cock

Question 21

What’s a female guinea called?

Answer 21

A hen

Question 22

True or false, wild and domesticated guineas breed in pairs?

Answer 22

True

Question 23

What dose it mean to pinion a guinea or chicken?

Answer 23

To clip off the last joint on the wing

Question 24

What is the best age to pinion a guinea?

Answer 24

1-2 weeks

Question 25

What's the difference between a pinioned wing or clipping the primaries?

Answer 25

When a guinea is pinioned its permanent and just clipping the primaries is temporary

Question 26

What percent of protein to guineas need during laying season?

Answer 26

22-24%

Question 27

How long before breeding season should you feed guineas the higher protein rations

Answer 27

1 month

Question 28

How many eggs can a guinea lay per year?

Answer 28

About 100

Question 29

How many eggs will a guinea lay before she goes broody?

Answer 29

Roughly 30

Question 30

What does it mean when a bird goes broody?

Answer 30

When they try to hatch eggs

Question 31

When do guineas generally start laying?

Answer 31

March or April

Question 32

What temperature should you keep guinea eggs?

Answer 32

55 degrees

Question 33

How long should you keep guinea eggs?

Answer 33

1-2 weeks

Question 34

How much do guinea eggs weigh?

Answer 34

1.4 ounces

Question 35

How long is the incubation period for guineas?

Answer 35

26-28 days

Question 36

How many eggs can a guinea brood?

Answer 36

12-15 guinea eggs

Question 37

How many eggs can a normal sized chicken brood?

Answer 37

20-28 guinea eggs

Question 38

What two types of incubators can be used to hatch guineas?

Answer 38

Forces draft and still air

Question 39

What temperature and humidity is need to hatch guineas in a forced air incubator?

Answer 39

99.5-99.7 degrees and 57-58% humidity

Question 40

What temperature and humidity is needed to hatch guineas In a still air incubator

Answer 40

102-103 degrees and 57-58% humidity

Question 41

How many times a day should the eggs be turned (for any bird)

Answer 41

At least 4-5 times a day

Question 42

What is the best foster mother for a keet?

Answer 42

Chicken

Question 43

Why don't guineas make good parents?

Answer 43

They might take the keets through tall wet grass or travel too fast for the keets

Question 44

How long should the guinea and keets be confined to the coop after the keets hatch?

Answer 44

2-3 days

Question 45

How many keets will a normal sized chicken brood?

Answer 45

25 keets

Question 46

True or false, you can train a guinea to live in the coop?

Answer 46

True, guineas can be trained to live in and lay eggs in the coop with the help of chickens

Question 47

How warm do keets need to be to survive there first week?

Answer 47

95-100 degrees

Question 48

What can guineas be fed at 6 weeks of age?

Answer 48

A grower rations or grain

Question 49

How old are guineas when there sold for market?

Answer 49

16-18 weeks

Question 50

How many hens will a domestic guinea breed in in normal conditions? (tighter confinement)

Answer 50

4-5 or if very confined 6-8 hens