People used to eat guinea's

[Davaroo]

I thought it was odd when I first read it, but it is mentioned often in old poultry books.
Guineas had a following back in the day and were often featured on restaurant menus in the big cities.

Believe it or not.

 

[PeepsCA]

They still do... it's served as "African Pheasant". And now a days the French and Jumbo varieties are popularly bred/raised for a Guinea version of meat type birds (French have to be artificially inseminated tho).

 

[zazouse]

We eat guinea all the time.
young guinea fried like chicken is wonderful

I love guinea and dumplings,guinea noodle soup and guinea gumbo

 

[PeepsCA]

You are makin' me salivate Zaz

... I've been eyeballing a couple bullies lately for the crockpot!

 

[zazouse]

Well what ya waiting for.
The younger guinea say around 6 months are real tender and that is what i like but older guineas make good gumbo and such just like and old layen hen(cchicken).
I only use the breast and leg meat and feed the rest to the guardians so i skin mine so i do not have to pluck them,once you have done a few you will learn to tell the young from the old by how easy they pull apart when processing.

 

[PeepsCA]

Well I sorta need their genetics in the gene pool right now, but they are pushin' all the wrong buttons lately and my fuse is gettin' rather short, lol. I don't have any that are under 6 months, most are almost yr old. But I do plan on raising some from this yr's hatches just for butcherin'... as soon as I cowgirl up/grow a pair and just do it that is.

 

[kuntrygirl]

Guinea gumbo is VERY popular in my area.