Gunea Fowl Sexing – The Female Guinea Fowl
Sexing the female guinea fowl means looking out for the following characteristics;
- Females hang lower to the ground.
- Females have smaller wattles.
- Females make 1 and 2 syllable calls.
- Females have smaller helmets.
Guinea fowl sexing can be difficult , so let farmingfriends know if you require any help with identifying the gender of your guinea fowl.
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Whilst I was visiting my mum before I went into hospital, we went to a garden centre and they had Guinea Fowl, Free Ranging. I do like them and wish I had more land which allowed me to have a few!!!!Comment by Libby — February 5, 2008 @ 8:18 am
Very interesting about the differences in their calls. I remember watching a show last year about how chicks are sexed. The fellow doing the worke was very experienced and quickly had hundreds of chicks sorted.
Comment by nikkipolani — February 5, 2008 @ 5:58 pm
Hi Libby
Guinea fowl are beautiful birds that have very quirky temperaments that make them a pleasure to watch. They can be noisy but you don’t need an alarm clock with them around!
Thanks for dropping by and commenting. Sara from farmingfriendsHi Nikkipolani,
It is interesting to hear the different calls and it is a good way of sexing the male and females. I do have to say that they are very noisy. Thanks for your interesting comment and for visiting.
Sara @ farmingfriendsComment by Sara @ Farming Friends — February 5, 2008 @ 10:06 pm
I have one very lonely male guinea fowl and would dearly love to get him a couple of females…I am finding it hard to locate in Cambridgeshire/norfolk area…any ideas? thanks
Comment by bill pugh — February 6, 2008 @ 10:19 am
Hi Bill,
I am sorry to hear that your guinea fowl is on it’s own. If only I was closer you could get some guinea fowl from me, but I am in Yorkshire. If i come across any guinea fowl breeders in your area I will email you.
Hope you get some females.
Sara @ farmingfriendsComment by Sara @ Farming Friends — February 6, 2008 @ 3:42 pm
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