Is it worth it to keep guinea fowl?

[PeepsCA]

I know that sometimes it is listed on menus as "African Pheasant".

Guinea is very tasty (and I have no clue what a real wild pheasant tastes like), but if I am going to pay big bucks for a Pheasant dinner... I want the real deal, lol.

 

[rhinomeadows]

I have a friend that sales his to fancy restaurants, but unless you have the right connections I dont think you will ever be able to make a business out of guineas. I do love mine however. I started with guineas because where I lived there were ticks everywhere and I had to something about them. I havent seen a tick on me or my pets in a couple of years. They also slow down the grasshopper population. In this drought we have been in lately I think the grasshoppers are eating more grass than the cattle, but my guineas keep the ground and garden pretty clear of the big grasshoppers. I think when they get bigger they must be easier to catch but harder to eat. It is hilarious watching 10 guineas chase one that has a bug in his mouth. He's running so much that he cant eat what he caught.

I believe keeping them is all up to what you would want out of them.

 

[PeepsCA]

I make sure my Guineas earn their keep... they provide eggs, keets (incubated), juveniles and adults to sell plus a freezer full of meat for the family. $$$$ They pay their own way AND deal with the ticks, spiders and snakes for me