Fancy Guineas for sale hatching June to October
Minimum of 25 keets from this page. You can order as many colors as you would like as long as the order is for 25 fancy guineas.
Fancy guineas are offered in 23 unique colors that are hard to find and beautify your yard.
Common Colors Includes: Pearl and White
Fancy Colors Include: Lavender, Royal Purple, Coral Blue, Buff Dundotte, Buff, Porcelain, Opaline, Slate, Pied, Jumbo,
Rare Colors Include: Brown, Powder Blue, Chocolate, Violet, Bronze, Sky Blue, Pewter, Lite Lavender, Lite Blue, Blonde, Pastel, Ivory
Guineas in Your Garden by April Howington is a very informative little booklet that will help you get started with Guineas! This book includes lots of pictures and diagrams too! Along with tips and information that the experienced Guinea Fowl owner may also enjoy.
Guinea Hens reduce the insect population, especially ticks. Guinea eggs hatch into guinea keets. Guinea keets have grown past two weeks old, guinea keets are one of the hardiest domestic fowl.
Production
These birds are bred for the beauty of all the different colors. These are a genetics project.
Fancy Guineas hens start to lay eggs at 28 weeks. In a 32 week season, and lay about 160 eggs. Guinea eggs are about half the size of large chicken eggs.
Meat: 4 pounds in thirteen weeks. Incubation Period for guinea hatching eggs: 26-28 days
Colors
Assorted- 4 Colors or more of the Guineas priced atinclude Pearl, Lavender, Pied, and White.
Blonde- Soft brown color - Lighter than Chocolate but deeper than Buff
Bronze- Variance of Royal Purple - Black with bronze cast Reddish color wing
Brown- Pearling is quite bold with dark brown areas mixed with light tan body
Buff Dundotte- Soft tan color with pearling over entire body - Females darker
Buff- Soft tan color all over varying from near white to light tan - Females darker
Chocolate - Similar to Brown displaying less pearling - Brown color in patches
Coral Blue - Soft blue color with air-brushed blue around edges of feathers
Fancy Assorted - 4 Colors or more of the Guinea colors priced at +$0.75.
Jumbo - Same as the Pearl Gray only larger, weighing 5 to 7 pounds.
Lavender - Steel gray or lavender color with pearling over entire body
Lite Blue - Light variance of Coral Blue
Lite Lavender - Light variance of Lavender
Opaline - Near-white color with pale icy blue cast - faint pearling
Pastel - Same base color as Pewter but with a tan tint instead of the gray tone
Pearl - Dark gray background with white pearling on entire body
Pewter - Pewter gray color - Sometimes streaky but without any pearling
Pied Pearl - White on chest, wing and back of any other color.
Porcelain - Variance of Lavender - Very pale pastel blue with white pearling
Powder Blue - Solid light blue color
Purple - Very dark color with purplish look in the sun - Pearled
Rare Assorted -: 3+ Colors of the - priced at +$1.50 ea. or more.
Sky Blue - Same soft blue color as Coral Blue but without any pearling
Slate - Solid steel gray color with cream highlights over shoulders/back
Violet - Royal Purple without pearling
White - Solid white color
Status- Common colors are often seen on farmsteads. Fancy and Rare Colors are not seen very often.
Classification
American Poultry Association Class: Guineas
Scientific Classification:
Order: Galliformes
Family: Numididae
Genus: Numida
Species: Numida meleagris
