Sexing Guineas

[VaM715]

Can anyone tell me how to distinguish between male and female Guineas? I have 6. 3 pearl and 3 slate. Would like to beable to figure out if I got all males or females.

 

[Drgnluver]

I could be wrong but I heard the only way to tell the difference in Guinea's is by the sound they make.

The females make a sound kinda like "Buckwheat", a two pitch sound and males only make a one pitch sound that is extremely loud.

 

[billson1]

females make a soun d like they are saying buck wheat buck wheat and the males are just plain loud barking like sound you can tell by the helmet and the waddles but i am not sure which one is bigger i believe the male and also a different shape helmet also

 

[GwenFarms]

This time of year the males are the ones constantly chasing the other ones around too

 

[MissPrissy]

If you figure it out would you come tell me what mine are? I have no clue for certain.

 

[ksacres]

Yep, the easiest way is the call they make.

Females: buck-wheat, buck-wheat

Males: key-key-key-key-key like a broken car alarm

The males will sometimes have slightly redder heads and bigger wattles.