Guenia Bird info

[Hotwings]

Any info would be appreciated. How can you tell the sex of a Guenia? Thank you

 

[flyingmonkeypoop]

Ok, to start with, guineas are flighty most of the time. The males we have had are rooster killers. They respond to 'attacks' by loosing all their feathers, I grabbed one hen last night and all the feathers that I was touching just fell out. They are noisy, the females make the buckwheat noise, the males make a chirping noise. They now come in many colors. They are seasonal layers laying in the spring or summer. They have dark meat and taste like a pheasant.That is basically all I can think of right now.

 

[Freebie]

ok, what is the buckwheat noise?

PS. Hotwings, I did not see the guinea last night. Maybe it took off. I will be home more tomorrow, so I should see it if it comes around.

Denise

 

[Freebie]

The little buggar did not come back again. I am releaved, it was being kind of mean to the hens.

 

[flyingmonkeypoop]

The buckwheat noise sounds like a squeaky tire or something, its like "pa kwee pa kwee" only the female makes it, the female can also make the male noise. I think there is a site out there that has the noise they make, maybe google guinea noises.

 

[GUIENALADY]

ok the females do buckwheat noise and usually have the gills pointing toward the back of head...males will dangle below theire chins.

i say usuallly because this year most of my females have dangly ones!

they are flighty ,very noisy, and sometimes mean to the
other birds. but i love them anyway !

they are also great bug eaters and watchdogs.

 

[wclawrence]

also known as "pot-rack" or "pot-a-rack"

 

[tx_dane_mom]

ah cool...so I have a girl! Cause she is a LOUD annoying, feather shedding little urghhhh

 

[Glor]

The males are very noisy, much more than the females. if you have migraines or neighbors that don't like noisie these will be the 1 bird NOT to get. They are interesting birds but I have burnt out light bulbs that are brighter than them. I had one last year that put a mean rooster in his place once the mean rooster relized
His place then they all got a long. I have 8 alsoi think there are hens im not letting them run around ad right now of those 2are am tring to