Thinking of introducing Guinea Fowl to my ever growing stock of poultry. Not knowing much about them can anyone tell me if they are regular egg layers (like hens) or just lay a few eggs once or twice a year?
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Guinea Fowl Eggs
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Posted 2 years ago #
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hello lots of posts here on guinea fowl hope you find lots of advice, what else do you have
Mohttp://farmingfriends.com/forums/tags.php?tag=guinea-fowl
mo xPosted 2 years ago # -
Hi Marali, Sara our admin has guineas an sure they lay very often but she will tell you . As Mo says what other fowl do you have as it interests us all.Mama
Goose GirlPosted 2 years ago # -
Hi Marali,
I have guinea fowl and they start to lay here in the UK from April until about September and they will usually lay an egg everyday or every other day. The eggs are smaller than hen or duck eggs but bigger than a quail egg, but because my guinea fowl free range and eat alot of grass the yolks are very yellowy orange and therefore very rich and tasty. The shells on the eggs are very hard.
I keep guinea fowl, hens, ducks and quail and guinea fowl eggs are my favourite.
Hope this helps.
Kind regards
sara @ farmingfriendsPosted 2 years ago # -
Thanks Sara thats a big help. I will have to buy myself a few!
Mo / Goose Girl, mainly keep ex-battery hens, i have a few call ducks too but always looking to expand hence the GF question.
just took delivery of two GOS gilts one of which will be giving birth the end of May. New to the pig world too so that could be interesting!!!
regards,
MarkPosted 2 years ago # -
Hi Mark,
I kept saddleback pigs for a few years which was brilliant. My two sows had a few litters and it was a real joy watching the farrowing and raising the piglets.
All the best with the pigs.
Kind regards
sara @ farmingfriendsPosted 2 years ago #
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