My Guinea's Mug Shot

[barefootchef]

Yesterday I got a neat picture of one of my guineas. This is One Toe and he was busy taking a dirt bath with I caught this head shot. I just wish I had his eye color...LOL!

He is 3 1/2 months old now.

 

[ksct]

that's a very cute picture!

 

[SimplyForties]

Great shot!

 

[racuda]

Yes, great! He has such character. I don't know why people say guineas are ugly.

 

[ksct]

are they turkey? not to ask a dumb question... i've seen them mentioned on BYC and never really known what they are I guess. I'd like to get more birds.... perhaps these fellas......?

 

[artsyrobin]

beautiful shot- i just love their eyes!

 

[SimplyForties]

Quote:
They're a separate creature all together. They are African natives, although they have a long history of domestication. Here's a link for their entry on Wikipedia -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guineafowl

They're pretty entertaining to watch. Noisier and, in my experience, messier than chickens and a little harder to train to their coop, they are excellent bug predators.

Hope that helps!