Anybody ever raises these

[kyboy]

Sorry for the fuzzy pic. got me a nice breeding pair of Guinea today. Haven't had any in a while. Looking forward to raising some. Im looking to get more. these things sell like crazy around here.

[mooreorless]

kyboy, what are they raised for meat? eggs? I've seen them on farms with alot of other fowl, but never really knew what they were for. I've had people tell me they make good guard dogs, cause they make so much noise. Have also heard they are tick eatin' machines. ;D

[muskrat24]

Not yet but would really like to get some, on free range.

[Admin]

I heard they were really good to have around cause they do some damage to the tick population ;D

[brunner]

I know some people who have them and some are better then guard dogs. They'll chase you right off the property.

[Greg]

;)i heard that they were no good to eat so i never got any but the guy that told me could have been wrong. does anyone know if they are good to eat?

[rustytrap]

my neighbor has 5 of them they are great guard dogs she says nobody can get with in 100 feet of her house with out them making a ton of noise .over in Africa they eat them all the time but don't know about any body around here that eats them. she also says she don't have many bugs or snakes around any more

[cleosdad]

According to an old gentleman that lived nearby, the local hatcheries hatched as many guinea hens as chicken at the turn of last century, they fended for themself a little better than chickens, you're right about guard animals, get some geese if you want noisey guards, hes where meat birds mostly. Steve

[Zeak]

Only place I've ever seen any of those was up north. People had em all over working on the ticks.

[redbonerunner]

My uncle has 4 of them, one time came round the corner of my uncles barn and the things went off like a siren, I might get some this spring ;D

[porterfork]

Last time I saw those was when I was living in Canisteo, NY My landlord had a few. They were always going after the bugs. Noisy and hard to catch!

[oblio13]

We have a bunch. They're annoyingly noisy, but I like having them running around. We call them "mobile lawn ornaments".

They're good to eat, they won't scratch up your garden like chickens do, and they produce eggs in the spring.

[beaverspanker]

kyboy, how much do those bring over there? I've been getting 20.00 a pair.

[badger]

I've ate them a few times, and I thought they were just fine. The ones we ate were young.

[BruceT]

Used to hatch them out and raise them alot back a few years ago.Plan on raising some again starting next year.