American’s call them Guinea fowl, the French call them Pintade and the Italians call them Faraone. They originally came from the coast of Western Africa. Guinea fowl have been documented in Egyptian history as far back as 2400 BC. Today, Guinea fowl are kept as pets, or as free-ranging, insect eating, egg producing livestock. Guinea fowl meat is not only a delicacy, it’s a healthy choice for lean meat. Plus, Guinea fowl meat is quite delicious, and I can’t forget to mention the noticeably richer-tasting eggs produced by the Guinea fowl hens.
If you are thinking about keeping Guinea fowl, or already have a few birds, then you will find my guide to online information and resources about Guinea fowl useful, as well as a big time saver. Below, you will find some of the best Guinea fowl websites, Guinea fowl forums and message boards, Guinea fowl videos and photos, Guinea fowl books, Guinea fowl recipes and of course, gifts for Guinea fowl keepers.
Guinea Fowl Websites
One of my favorite Guinea fowl websites is maintained by the GFIA, or Guinea Fowl International Association. Their mission is to support the responsible keeping and breeding of Guinea fowl, to educate on the care and habits of Guinea fowl and to offer assistance to those interested in the incubation, hatching and keeping of Guinea fowl. Another great website for Guinea fowl owners is PoultryHelp.com. They have page after page of helpful information about keeping Chickens, Guinea fowl and Quail.
Guinea Fowl Forums
By far, my favorite Guinea fowl forum is the GFIA Forum. Guinea fowl keepers from all over the world log in and share their Guinea fowl raising, feeding and hatching experiences. They have an open chat session on Sunday evenings that starts around 9PM EST. If you have a Guinea fowl related problem, this is the website to go to for suggestions and ideas. Login and post your question or concern, most often you’ll receive a reply within an hour. The Backyard Poultry, Turkey & Guinea Fowl Forum is another great message board I frequent. You’ll find a lot of folks on this forum who have turkey, Guinea fowl and chickens – all living together.
Guinea Fowl Videos
You won’t find very many online sources for Guinea fowl videos. YouTube is the best place to find informative as well as entertaining videos about Guinea fowl. Here is a collection of 18 Guinea Fowl videos on the YouTube channel, GuineaFowlTV.
Guinea Fowl Photos
Of course, you can go to Google Images and search for Guinea fowl photos and get back results from around the world. More than likely if you are looking for Guinea fowl photos, you are probably looking for something very specific, like pictures of day-old keets, or developing wattles, or even the inside of a Guinea fowl mouth. Go to this link for detailed Guinea fowl age photos. Try this link for a rather detailed Guinea fowl photo album. These folks are taking photos on a regular basis, in order to document the growth of their pearl grey Guinea fowl flock.
Guinea Fowl Books
One of the first books I bought when I decided to keep Guinea fowl was Guinea Fowl Past & Present by Michael Roberts. Unfortunately you won’t find many more books about raising Guinea fowl, but you can buy books about raising chickens and get good information and reference material that way.
Guinea Fowl Gifts
Zazzle.com has a nice selection of Guinea fowl stuff for sale. These are not items for Guinea fowl, but rather for the keepers of these productive, entertaining birds. You’ll find t-shirts, hats, ties, aprons and postage stamps. They even have a “Hatch-A-Holic” coffee mug for the neighbor who can’t stop hatching incubators full of guinea fowl eggs.
Guinea Fowl Recipes
Good Guinea fowl recipes online are as scarce as hens teeth. And I know of no recipe book that is totally dedicated to cooking Guinea fowl, or one that has even a section devoted to cooking Guinea fowl. Here are a couple of great recipes using Guinea fowl meat: Sunday Roasted Guinea Fowl with Dressing, Guinea Fowl Stir-Fry and Creamy Mushroom Sauce Over Guinea Fowl. You can also use Guinea fowl eggs in place of size large chicken eggs by simply substituting two Guinea fowl eggs for every one chicken egg. Try making scrambled eggs using fresh, rich Guinea fowl eggs. Old-fashioned custards are richer and creamier, when made with Guinea fowl eggs.
