I have raised guineas for many years.. I used to hatch and sell keets . as many as 300 per season..
Your response in the second post is right on.
I just want to add, this is not fact or scientific, but it always seemed to me that the pied ones were mostly females ..
It took me a few years, but I managed to breed an all white flock.. just something I had to try ..
BTW, guinea hens are the worst mothers. If you can, take the keets away and raise them on their/your own.
chickens do not make a good substitute either. the keets just normally will not stay with a hen .
the best substitute mother I ever had was a Royal Palm turkey hen. (long story)
If I had to choose between my chickens and the guineas, I would keep the guineas..,
.........jiminwisc.........
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Your response in the second post is right on.
I just want to add, this is not fact or scientific, but it always seemed to me that the pied ones were mostly females ..
It took me a few years, but I managed to breed an all white flock.. just something I had to try ..
BTW, guinea hens are the worst mothers. If you can, take the keets away and raise them on their/your own.
chickens do not make a good substitute either. the keets just normally will not stay with a hen .
the best substitute mother I ever had was a Royal Palm turkey hen. (long story)
If I had to choose between my chickens and the guineas, I would keep the guineas..,
.........jiminwisc.........
.