Identifying Male And Female Guinea Fowl
I am often asked how to identify male and female guinea fowl. once the guinea fowl are starting to call out it is easy to identify them although it is not so easy to distinguish them by looks.
Hi, can any one advise me on sexing my guinea fowl? I have been given 6 adults and find an egg each day in the run but cannot decide which are the girls!
Bob
Hi Bob,
Once the guinea fowl are adults and have a voice it is very easy to sex them.
There are a number of ways to tell if a guinea fowl is male or female.
Females make 1 and 2 syllable calls .V. Males only make 1 syllable call.
Females hang lower to the ground .V. Males have more upright posture.
Females have smaller wattles .V. Males have longer, larger cupped wattles.
Females have smaller helmets .V. Males have larger helmets.
Here is a link to a video clip of the female guinea fowl call. http://www.farmingfriends.com/female-guinea-fowl-call/
Hope you find this helpful. Let me know how many of each gender you have.
Sara @ farmingfriends
If you would like any help identifying your guinea fowl then just leave a comment.
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Hi Sara.
I will find this info helpful as my 4 young Guinea Fowl grow a bit more
Thanks
Comment by Diane — June 29, 2008 @ 2:50 pm
I am wondering at what age do they start laying. Thanks
Comment by gloria — September 19, 2008 @ 10:48 am
Hi Gloria,
Thanks for visiting farmingfriends and leaving this “eggcellent” question!!!
Female guinea fowl can start laying as early as 16 weeks old. In the UK they tend to lay between March and September. They are ground nesting birds and will dig out abit of a hole in the undergrowth and then start to lay they often share a nest.
Finding the nest can sometimes be hard so observing the birds and watching for males hovering near a patch of nettles in the laying season may be a sign that a nest is not too far away.
Hope this information is useful.
Just to let you know that I have set up a forum where guinea fowl enthusiasts can chat about their guinea fowl and ask questions and learn from each other. It is free to join. You may find it useful. Here is the link http://farmingfriends.com/forums/forum.php?id=2
Kind regards
Sara @ farmingfriends
Comment by Sara @ Farming Friends — September 21, 2008 @ 8:16 am
I purchased chickens last week for the first time. Some were marked pullets and some of them were mixed breeds in the same pen. There was one with a brown strip on it’s head. As it has grown this past week it has more traits like a guinea than a chick. If she turns out to be a guinea, will it live well with the chickens? Best Regards, Donna
Comment by Donna — October 9, 2008 @ 4:53 pm
Hi Donna,
My guinea fowl (male and female - 35 in total) and hens (17 all female) live in the same hut on a night and then free range around the farm during the day. When I only had one hen ( Hatty ) and the guinea fowl, Hatty would stick with a gang of five guinea fowl everyday. The guinea fowl and chickens don’t mind each other. I have male guinea fowl but no cockerels. Cockerels won’t mix with male guinea fowl they will fight.
Hope this helps.
I have recently set yup a forum which is free to join where you can ask about hens and guinea fowl and chat about your poultry, you may find it of interest. http://farmingfriends.com/forums/
Let me know what your chick turns out to be.
Kind regards
Sara @ farmingfriends
Comment by Sara @ Farming Friends — October 9, 2008 @ 5:36 pm