Eating Guineas?

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debzop

debzop

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Jun 30, 2009
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I'm just curious--has anyone ever butchered Guineas? I'm sure they'd be similar to chickens, but I wonder what they would taste like. Possibly like a pheasant?
 
Yes, we raise guineas for eating primarily. They are very good, more flavor than chickens. Their thighs and legs are smaller, but the breast is good size. I don't know if they taste like pheasant since I've never had pheasant.
 
:)That's good to know. I was going to keep mine through the winter, but have begun to think that in our cold climate, it might just be too much togetherness between them and the chickens!
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Oh man they are great... taste just like pheasant.

I wrap mine up in bacon, and put them on the grill. I keep them on low for about 30-40 minutes. Unwrap the bacon and eat!!

Oh ya, I brown mine in a skillet first just to get the skin crispy... two minutes on each side.
 
as i mentioned elsewhere, i skin my chickens because its quicker/easier for me...any reason why i couldn't do the same to a guinea? i'm going with the assumption that birds are pretty much the same anatomically speaking.
 
Do you have to butcher them young to avoid them being tough?

I have 6 of the devils, and they're driving me INSANE with being mean to the chickens, I can't handle it much more.
I might overcome my wimpyness of cutting a head off...
 

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