Guinea Fowl
We have 30 Helmeted Guinea Fowl -- what fun they are! There are Buff Dundottes, Royal Purples, Coral Blues, Slates, and Chocolates. See the links below for excellent Guinea info.
new keet pictures (oh, so cute!) a variety of colors
current Guinea pictures here ("the chase" and hen on nest)
a snake got in the fowl house and ate an egg -- the Guineas only looked at it...
Ice Storm, December 2000 Guineas aren't real fond of ice & snow, so they didn't know what to do this day!
(The background sound you hear is the female guinea making her "buckwheat" call.)
Here are our first guineas (Jan 2000) on their first day out of the henhouse, with some of the chickens:
Here are some Guineas in their native Africa (in this case, Zimbabwe):
Links:
Frit's Farm The best Guinea Fowl spot on the web!Guinea Fowl book An excellent book - also links to other Guinea info
Guinea Fowl Message Board lots of good Q&A
Mason Hatchery
Murray McMurray Hatchery
Yet more Guinea Info
Lady T's Guinea Directory
Celeste on Guinea Fowl
A restaurant in Capetown (South Africa), called The Guinea Fowl