Guinea fowl

The guinea fowl has an eye-catching helmet that juts out over the face, which is brightly blue coloured. The plumage is black or gray and decorated with white dots. His name owns the guinea fowl to the tiny white, pearl like dots on its plumage. According to an old Greek Legend these dots symbolise the tears that Meleager’s sister shed after his death.

The bare head and neck often appear in bright colours, such as blue, blue green or red and it is covered with combs or throat bags. They can fly very well.

If you keep males and females mixed they are a lot calmer. Their voices are very loud and piercing.
During mating season they form monogamous seasonal marriages. The hen breeds up to 10 eggs alone each year. Soon after hatching the chicks start to follow their parents when looking for food.

In some European region’s guinea fowls are bred as farm poultry.