Have You Ever Seen A Black Guinea??

[perchie.girl]

Yes thats what I found "Black Guineafowl, Agelastes niger" but I believe those pictures were of Helmeted guinea keets.

This is a site in Italy where the picture came from.
http://eng.agraria.org/poultry/grigiadissimile.htm

And no I dont think it was intentional.

I followed the italian spelling for it and found:
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=it&tl=en&u=http://www.ilpollaiodelre.com

Very interesting read.

 

[terrilhb]

perchie.girl :

bout as close as you can get is Royal Purple. Their plumage is black with very few spots and they have a purple iridescent shine when they are hit by the sun.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/72852_11_royal_purple_guinea.jpg

This picture probably illustrates the color the best I have ever seen. I had some once.... they didn't get to grow up.... sigh.

I have 1. He is gorgeous. But the other guinea's don't like him. Poor baby.​

 

[PeepsCA]

I haven't read the article from Italy yet, but... that really looks like a pathetically photo-shopped pic of "Teddy Bear" Pied Pearl Grey keets to me. If you mess with the contrast and lightness even as little as I just quickly did, you can see what I mean...

Look I have some too!

 

[jcatblum]

Peeps!!!! You were suppose to tell us you have been secretly working on them & will share them with the rest of us in the spring!!!!

 

[PeepsCA]

LOL...oops?

 

[terrilhb]

Quote:
Yes. You ruined it. I got excited for a second.

Shame on you Peeps/

 

[Balefire]

 

[PeepsCA]

Hey... I have some ocean front property in Nevada that I'll sell you guys

And of course I'll respect you in the morning!

Eh, who knows, maybe they do feather out black as adults... but looks to me like they are just Very Pied Pearl Grey keets by the amount of white on their faces and the widows peaks on their heads compared to the the bundles of TB Pearl Grey keets that I've hatched out this year, lol.

 

[casuarius]

There isn't a black domesticated helmeted Guinea...though I believe they are still working on it. The closest thing are royal purples and violets. All the current colors available are bred by this guy: http://www.guineafarm.com/descriptions.html . There is a wild species of Guinea Fowl though called a Black Guinea, they are fairly ugly, and look like a black turkey with no polka dots. None are kept in captivity so far.

 

[GuineaLady93]

I wish they would come up with Solid Black!