2005 BREEDING SEASON

Peacocks Australia · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2002 9:14 am **Posts:** 310755

Hi all, how is your season going with the guinea Fowl, we currently have 49 Keets inc.. Silver, Lavender, White, Pieds ect.. a real mixed bag and their still laying so may have a lot more to come, which would be great as we are way behind on orders!

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Peacocks Australia

Peacocks Australia · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2002 9:14 am **Posts:** 310755

Hi all, How did your season go???????

We had a 15% increase in season "2005" this increase was in both Fertility & Maturity. All colour varieties showed increases, with good colour stability.

Interested to know how others went?????

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Peacocks Australia :lol:

ScottPoultry · **Joined:** Mon Jul 02, 2007 8:06 am **Posts:** 86

IN 2006 i bred 30 and 20 lived untill sold.

Peacocks Australia · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2002 9:14 am **Posts:** 310755

HI toppoultry, do your Guineas free-range?

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Peacocks Australia :lol:

ScottPoultry · **Joined:** Mon Jul 02, 2007 8:06 am **Posts:** 86

hi yes they do im just going into lavender and selling my pearl i collet the egg in the yard and put them in my bellsouth 100. do they lay in a pen.

Tahir · **Posted:** Tue Jul 03, 2007 6:30 am

hi P.A
do guinea fowl breed there first year.

ScottPoultry · **Joined:** Mon Jul 02, 2007 8:06 am **Posts:** 86

Hi i have just started in 2006 i bourt some chicks in late 2005 one was a female at about 6 mouths of age she layed one egg a day but were small.I only hacted one egg from her out fo 30 eggs the chick was not a good size and died about three days later. out fo the three chicks i bourt 3 two were females the other one has not layed yet do you know when in the year that guneas lay

Tahir · **Posted:** Tue Jul 03, 2007 8:05 am

thanks toppoultry
guineas should breed in Spring and Summer just like any other poultry i presume.

Peacocks Australia · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2002 9:14 am **Posts:** 310755

Hi Tahir, Guineas can breed in the first year but generally fertility is low, and hens will lay in spasmodically. Most hens in the first year only laid 1 or 2 egg that are formed.

Toppoultry: Guinea Fowl breed from September - March subject to seasonal weather. Generally free range Guineas won't lay in a pen, they prefer to use dense bush or man made cover, i.e junk pile, tree pruning piles ect...

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Peacocks Australia :lol:

ScottPoultry · **Joined:** Mon Jul 02, 2007 8:06 am **Posts:** 86

hi ok thanks

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