How to Raise Guinea Fowl

By eHow Pets Editor

Instructions

Things You’ll Need:

Guinea fowl eggs
Incubator or setting hens
High protein starter food
Brooding pen
Lots of space to roam

Step 1:
Order guinea eggs from a reliable hatchery. Eggs usually arrive between 10 and 11 days of ordering depending on location.
Step 2:
Use a regular setting hen to incubate eggs or any kind of incubator. The incubation period for guinea eggs is between 26 to 28 days.
Step 3:
Brood chicks at 95 degrees for the first seven days and decrease by five degrees each week. Keep them warm and dry while brooding.
Step 4:
Feed high protein starter food. Give keets only warm water to drink.
Step 5:
Give birds plenty of room if they are confined outside for any length of time and at least 2 to 3 square feet per bird while inside.
Step 6:
Let roam freely after reaching adulthood. This is especially true if guineas are being used for insect control. They will need a supply of clean drinking water. Use supplemental mash and seed if you want them to stay closer to home.

Tips & Warnings

Guinea fowl's diet is made up of a mix of high protein seed and insects. Birds that have a lot of room to roam usually get enough food on their own.
Birds being used primarily for insect control should have their supplemental food reduced in the summer months.
If insect control is what you're after, consider buying adult guinea fowl instead of eggs. They need little care and can get right to work.
Keep keets dry, warm and free from drafts.
Keep keet's water source very shallow so they don't get wet or chilled.

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