Guinea Fowl oversee the farm from atop their roost at night - and roam the fields in a pack during the day.  They are the farm "watchdogs," alerting all to the entrance of a stray dog, a car, or the neighbors.  They are bug-eaters, and in particular eat ticks from the grasses and plants.  Because of this, they tend not to destroy gardens and plants the way chickens do - by scratching and digging in the dirt.

There are several varieties of colors - and they live harmoniously.  In fact, when the flock gets split during their walks, they call to each other.  They do tend to wander - but generally come back to "home" every night.  Now and then one roosts high in a nearby tree, and sometimes goes off on its own.  In addition, hawks are a natural predator.  However, in a pack, they are territorial and will chase off unwelcome intruders - such as dogs, rodents, cats or other small animals.

Guinea hens nest in the brush - but if you can find their eggs, they are perfectly fine to eat.  The shells are very hard - due to their diet.  The eggs are slightly smaller and rounder than chicken eggs.  A couple of our hens have successfully hatched keets - however Guinea hens are not known to be very good mothers, so we hand-raised the second set of keets for thier first few weeks.  Mom actually took them back afterwards!

Typcially, we receive an order of keets in late spring, and raise them for sale.  Contact us if you are interested!