Vulturine Guinea Fowl Hybrid Sterile or Not?

[jmar123]

I am getting ready to hatch some Vulturine/Domestic Guinea Fowl eggs. I have read several discussions of Hybrids versus Crosses. I have heard the mating of Vulturine and Domestic Guinea referred to as both. The basic question at the end of the day I have " Is the resulting Vulturine/Domestic Guineas able to reproduce or are they sterile?". I have found articles dating back to the 1930's stating that these "hybrids" are fertile. I have found others that say because they are different species that the resulting Hybrid is sterile (much like a mule). To complicate my research I also have read that the male is sterile and the female fertile.

I know these have been around on ebay and available from several sources for a few years. I am hoping someone will have some first hand experience and give me a definite answer based on experience. The source I got the eggs from say they have not had a crossed pair long enough to test the fertility and can not answer the question with any certainty.

 

[BarbaraNH]

Everything I've read says that the offspring will be a sterile hybrid.

 

[maineman]

are the parents to your eggs already crosses or are they male of one breed and female of the other. if there all ready crossed then they should be sterile. if it is the first initial cross of to pure birds they they will hatch but the offspring should all be sterile.

 

[jmar123]

The eggs are from pure parents and are fertile. The hatchlings will be crosses. I originally assumed the crosses would be sterile, but someone had posted not to assume this in another posting about vulturine hybrids. They however, did not elaborate any. I then got curious and started looking for information and found mixed opinions on the subject . I know someone out there has to have some adult crosses and know if they are fertile or not. Everything I find is only based on speculation or hypothesis and not based on any experience.

The original post was here in this forum and was posted by Compton farms I have tried to get to their website to contact them to find out more about what they know. However, their website pops up as hacked by the "Enforcer". Never seen this before, but looks scary. I have a hunch from the statement they may have first hand knowledge on subject. If anyone knows website for them that is safe and not hacked that would be great.

 

[maineman]

spectrum ranch raises them he could anwser your question he is on here if you can fin him.

 

[maineman]

I just looked his name on here is spectrumranch he can definitely help you on this.

 

[jmar123]

Spectrum Ranch is where my eggs came from. He did not have an answer for certain. This was his answer.


" We do not know yet. I had kept a pair of the crosses back with the plan to use them for breeding, but I recently sent them out to a zoo for them to use on display. So I will not know until they settle in and see if they breed."

Randy


- spectrumranch

So from his answer I think there is a belief that they will breed. I would think at this point several people must have crosses old enough for breeding and know the answer to sterile or not?

 

[PeepsCA]

If Randy does not know yet (especially since that's where the eggs came from)... I doubt anyone does, lol. Looks like you'll just have to wait it out, or find out on your own next season.

 

[CynazarGoldens]

Anyone solve this enigma yet? lol

I would really like to know, too!

~Jenne

 

[Canieldonrad]

According to old books I've read through they can mate at least one generation out. But I've not known anyone to have such a bird.