Buyer question
How many eggs do Guinea fowl poultry lay?
Our Animal Library lists the Guinea fowl poultry at about 100 small eggs a season (eggs).
Source: the Guinea fowl poultry page in the Everybarn Animal Library. Guinea fowl poultry in the Animal Library
The detail
Guinea fowl come from West Africa and are kept for pest control and as loud watch birds. They eat ticks and insects, roam widely and roost high, but they are noisy and semi-wild in habit.
- Egg output
- 2 out of 5 (Seasonal layer)
- Purpose
- Pest control, watch birds
- Best fit
- Rural properties, tick control
- Hardiness
- 5 out of 5 (Very hardy)
What to weigh
Guineas are very loud and roam, so they can bother neighbors. They roost in trees unless trained to a coop.