Domesticated vs Indigenous Helmeted Guinea Fowl

[R2elk]

How many broods do free-range domestic guineas have in one breeding season?

Normally just one. Not all domestic guinea hens will go broody.

 

[Gill-b]

How long is the breeding season where you are @R2elk ?

 

[Gill-b]

I witnessed my first live (in person) Guinea Fowl courtship and mating display this morning, and it was between two Guineas that already have keets which are been looked after mainly by the male. So I am wondering if I can rightly assume that the female is back on a nest?

The courtship involved a lot of chasing and light pecking. The female pecked the male a few times and this seemed to excite him.

 

[R2elk]

How long is the breeding season where you are @R2elk ?

Egg laying may not start until a month or more after breeding starts.

Egg laying for yearling hens may start near the end of March and run through October. As the hens get older, they may not start laying until the end of May and finish in September.

Broody season may not start until late June or July.

 

[R2elk]

I witnessed my first live (in person) Guinea Fowl courtship and mating display this morning, and it was between two Guineas that already have keets which are been looked after mainly by the male. So I am wondering if I can rightly assume that the female is back on a nest?

The courtship involved a lot of chasing and light pecking. The female pecked the male a few times and this seemed to excite him.

Breeding will take place well before egg laying starts. Egg laying starts well before being broody starts.

She may not go broody for another month.