What color Guinea Fowl are these?

[MiddleAmerican]

I have seven Guinea fowl, a little over four months old. They have been free ranging 24/7 (roosting in a tree at night) for over a month now, and are doing awesome. I know 3 of them are Pearl Grays, but I can't tell what the other 4 are. Royal Purple was my best guess, but they almost have a brownish tint to some of their feathers. What do you guys think?

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[R2elk]

I have seven Guinea fowl, a little over four months old. They have been free ranging 24/7 (roosting in a tree at night) for over a month now, and are doing awesome. I know 3 of them are Pearl Grays, but I can't tell what the other 4 are. Royal Purple was my best guess, but they almost have a brownish tint to some of their feathers. What do you guys think?

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It does appear that you have Pearl Grays and Royal Purples. We all see colors slightly different and what may look like a brownish tinge to you appears as a purplish tint to me. All of the colors do fade in the sunlight over the course of the summer. My coral blues are just now starting to molt and gain back their gorgeous blue color.

 

[casportpony]

@R2elk or anyone else, what color are mine?















Thanks,
Kathy

 

[casportpony]

I have seven Guinea fowl, a little over four months old. They have been free ranging 24/7 (roosting in a tree at night) for over a month now, and are doing awesome. I know 3 of them are Pearl Grays, but I can't tell what the other 4 are. Royal Purple was my best guess, but they almost have a brownish tint to some of their feathers. What do you guys think?

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Welcome to BYC! Hope you don't mind mind if I ask the same question about mine!

-Kathy

 

[R2elk]

@R2elk or anyone else, what color are mine?















Thanks,
Kathy

I am assuming that their father is a white guinea. All of the keets look like they are pied pearl gray keets.

Here is a good site to check on guinea colors. The keet photos are at the bottom of the page.

http://guineas.com/colorchart/

 

[casportpony]

I am assuming that their father is a white guinea. All of the keets look like they are pied pearl gray keets.

Here is a good site to check on guinea colors. The keet photos are at the bottom of the page.

http://guineas.com/colorchart/

Thanks! I think the father is white. So is the mother also pearl gray? Excuse my ignorance, I know nothing about guinea colors, lol.

-Kathy

 

[MeepBeep]

This chart isn't complete but it gives a good overview of the more popular colors, and it also shows you the differences in the keets coloring...

http://www.guineafowl.com/fritsfarm/guineas/colors/

 

[casportpony]

This chart isn't complete but it gives a good overview of the more popular colors, and it also shows you the differences in the keets coloring...

http://www.guineafowl.com/fritsfarm/guineas/colors/

Thanks!

-Kathy

 

[R2elk]

Thanks! I think the father is white. So is the mother also pearl gray? Excuse my ignorance, I know nothing about guinea colors, lol.

-Kathy

She appears to be a pearl gray. Crossing a white male with a pearl gray hen will give 100% pied pearl gray keets.

 

[casportpony]

Quote: Interesting, I did not know that! Thanks a bunch!

-Kathy