Tuesday, March 29, 2011

all about: guinea fowl

I looked up guineas. They came from Africa on the Guinea coast into Europe in the late 15th century.  They are a family of insect and seed eating, ground nesting birds. They are suppose to lose their feathers on their head. Some kinds are pretty ugly. Some are pretty cool.

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(our 3 turkeys and the guinea behind them)

My favorite one is the crested guinea fowl. (we do not have one of these)

crested guinea fowl

They are native to Africa and are large birds measuring  40-71cm in length and they weigh 700 to 1600g. They are used to control ticks sometimes. If you wanted to eat them (after you cook them) they will look like a chicken and their taste is suppose to be in between turkey and chicken.

bye and remember JESUS LOVES YOU

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