Candling turkey and duck eggs in a homemade kerosene lantern incubator

[Granny Hatchet]

I will be interested in seeing the meat too Helen. The ONE I butchered was very dark. I probably did something wrong. I am glad now I didnt eat it. hahaa

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Mine aslo raised their own babies. I made them stay in the coop until they laid for the day and when they went broody they sat them there.

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

Sure I will. You can use any chicken recipe for it. Just follow the recipe and substitute the chicken with guinea fowl. I still have 3 guineas left. I will be killing one on Friday. I will post pictures of how it looks like raw and the finished product. You will see how easy it is to differentiate between chicken and guinea fowl meat.

Thank you very much. I so appreciate it.

 

[WVduckchick]

Interesting stuff! I'm going to follow along, if you don't mind.

By the way, at just over a week (correct?) the turkey eggs may not easily show growth yet, depending on your light source and the shell thickness. Give them several more days before tossing as clear. Duck eggs too, for that matter.

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

Interesting stuff! I'm going to follow along, if you don't mind.

By the way, at just over a week (correct?) the turkey eggs may not easily show growth yet, depending on your light source and the shell thickness. Give them several more days before tossing as clear. Duck eggs too, for that matter.

good to see ya over here!

 

[R2elk]

What does guinea meat taste like....'just like chicken'?
Is it common for them to be raised for meat there?

In my opinion, guinea meat tastes just like chicken only with lots more flavor. Others have compared it to pheasant meat. It is absolutely delicious.

 

[aart]

In my opinion, guinea meat tastes just like chicken only with lots more flavor. Others have compared it to pheasant meat. It is absolutely delicious.

Have never had pheasant...but good to know that guineas are good for something other than making that terrible racket....and maybe reducing the tick population.

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

Have never had pheasant...but good to know that guineas are good for something other than making that terrible racket....and maybe reducing the tick population.

I love their terrible racket!

 

[HelenAbim]

Mine aslo raised their own babies. I made them stay in the coop until they laid for the day and when they went broody they sat them there.

That is really nice. It has been my experience that guineas are notoriously bad mothers. I actually planned on incubating guineas and turkeys together but because of the season, I was only able to getturkey eggs. Next season which will start in April, I will purchase some guinea eggs from the market and incubate artificially or if I have managed to get my silkie chicken, allow it to incubate the eggs. Almost all guineas in Nigeria are brought to Southwest Nigeria from Northern Nigeria. There the guineas roam free in the forest especially during the rainy season. So hunters go and catch them alive and sell it in the south. Before anyone says wildlife abuse etc, the truth is that the numbers of the guineas are so numerous that even with the numbers caught each season, the numbers remain relatively unaffected. A guinea in a laying season can lay up to 70-100 eggs. In their natural environment, they lay their eggs in the sand and cover it with sand. Most hunters look for their eggs and sell it to those who like the taste or use broody hens to hatch it. My aim is to try to breed the wildness out of them if I can. Any ideas anyone?

 

[HelenAbim]

Ww

In my opinion, guinea meat tastes just like chicken only with lots more flavor. Others have compared it to pheasant meat. It is absolutely delicious.

It, I don't think so but then that is my opinion. There is a smell, odour, aroma(I don't know which to call it) that raw and cooked chicken has which makes me want to puke. Guineas don't have that aroma. Sure guinea meat is a tad darker than chicken but the flavour is lovely.