When Do Female Guinea Fowl Start Laying
Female guinea fowl can start laying as early as 16 weeks old. If they reach 16 weeks in the Autumn and Winter months then they usually start to lay in the following Spring.
In the UK guinea fowl tend to lay between March and September.
They are ground nesting birds and will dig out a bit 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.
eggs Guinea Fowl Guinea fowl eggs Guinea Fowl Facts
yes infact I was just wondering the same thing about my button quail chicks who are so big there starting to be wheathered when will they start laying there nearly 1 month???
Comment by Junior — September 22, 2008 @ 9:58 am
Hi Junior,
Quail are amazing birds they start to lay at just 6 weeks old.
Thanks for dropping by with this question.
Kind regards
Sara @ farmingfriends
Comment by Sara @ Farming Friends — September 22, 2008 @ 10:59 am