Talk:Guineafowl

message: Hello Jimfbleak and BigBigbird,
I propose the following changes to the links and references on the Guineafowl page:
* add description to the GFBA link, something like "a non-profit group whose purpose is to promote the guineafowl"
* remove book review of the "Gardening with guineas" book reference
* move the link to http://www.guineafowl.com to the "Gardering with guineas" book, as this is what the website seems to be essentially about
I propose the following changes to the links and references on the Helmeted Guineafowl page:
* fix link to the GFBA: this should be http://www.gfba.org/ instead of http://www.guineafowl.com
* move the link to www.guineafowl.com to the "Gardening with guineas" book reference
* keep the description of links consistent with the same ones on the Guineafowl page
eboy 08:53, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm OK with that, jimfbleak 09:39, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Change request for [[Guineafowl]] and [[Helmeted Guineafowl]] pages 

message: What is their size and weight?? Dogru144 08:43, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Size

message: Just wondering if the following link would be appropriate for this page:   http://www.guineafowlinternational.org/links/index.php#species  It leads to a page on the Guinea Fowl International Association website with a collection of links to various pages around the Web with information about the different species of guineafowl.  I think it would be a good resource, but I'm hesitant to add it because its inclusion might make it prone to being removed or the URL vandalized (as has happened with the GFIA link in the Domesticated Guineafowl section).  However, I feel the wealth of information that can be found at these sites outweighs that concern.  Any advice would be appreciated.  Birdsarecool 16:54, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  External Link suggestion 

message: I had 4 of them as pets, but two died, and they're feral now. -Walkingwith08 (talk) 14:14, 2 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: So, I think they are domesticated animals. Where do I add they're status as pets on the list of domesticated animals page, and this page? -Walkingwith08 (talk) 14:14, 2 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: (EDIT:) they are the helmeted kind. -Walkingwith08 (talk) 14:15, 2 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pet Domestication 

message: I think they possibly also rate as about the dumbest animals raised on any farm...  Seriously.  >.<  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.244.212.6 (talk) 23:32, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:   dumb animals 

message: Dear all,
In my wanderlust browsing I came across the interesting claim that Guineafowl can interbreed with species outside their family. [see wikipedia: hybrid (biology)] However, the page dedicated to Guineafowl does not mention or link to this very unusual information. Due to the high significance of this claim, I tentatively request that the specifics be included. If not, then at least mention why not.
A quick google search reveals Gineahens (Guineafowl X Chicken) and others, most of which do not appear to represent cross-family breeding. Could someone please take this up. Thank you!! :)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 158.223.26.131 (talk) 15:39, 5 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: See Gamebird_hybrids#Chicken Hybrids. -- OlEnglish (Talk) 23:26, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hybridasation 

message: According to Wikipedia, "bigamy" is defined as " the act of entering into a marriage with one person while still legally married to another." Is this what guinea-fowl do? fishhead64 (talk) 18:51, 2 August 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Bigamy?

message: Hi. In the article Thanksgiving, I found this "Most of the U.S. aspects of Thanksgiving (such as the turkey or what were called guineafowls originating from Madagascar), were incorporated when United Empire Loyalists began to flee from the United States during the American Revolution and settled in Canada". Does anyone have an idea as to what animal they are talking about when they say "what were called guinea fowls from Madagascar"? Thanks. Rui Gabriel Correia (talk) 12:46, 17 September 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Whoever wrote that is several kinds of confused. The American bird was named Turkey because Guineafowl were often called Turkey-birds, and they look pretty similar (even more similar to the Ocellated Turkey). It's possible that writer meant to say that guineafowl were eaten at holiday dinners and that was the reason for its replacement, the American turkey, to be eaten at Thanksgiving, but that's a massive stretch. It's not as if the settlers had a lot of options and chose according to tradition when they sat down with the natives, nor that the later 19th century codification of Thanksgiving had eating guinea fowl in mind when they canonized turkey dinners.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.72.204.139 (talk) 04:25, 27 August 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Thanksgiving 

message: I'm not saying, I'm asking, don't they kill snakes?  I remember talk from my Mom about how farms with a problem with snakes would "get a flock of guineas". Pb8bije6a7b6a3w (talk) 17:31, 21 February 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  bane to snakes? 

message: Hello All,
I saw this bird in Africa (then Zaire) in 1990.  The article states that this bird has white spots but the bird I saw had aqua blue spots.  I collected several body feathers that were in the same area, evidentally from a guineafowl that had been killed by a wild animal.  Does anyone know what species this was?
Thanks,
SaturnCat SaturnCat (talk) 08:47, 30 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Guineafowl with Blue Spots (Zaire, Africa, 1990) 

message: The article sys: "It is consumed at Christmas in some parts of Central and Northern Europe (notably in Belgium and the UK). It is also eaten in Italy." This is not an accurate representation. I have never seen guinea fowl as a Christmas food in  the UK and, while some people may have this instead of turkey, it is so rare as to be a true minority. It is available year round, though not in large quantities compared with other meats. I don't know about Belgium and Italy, but guinea fowl is a common item (year round) on restaurant menus in France and available in supermarkets. Can someone do some proper research on this? Emeraude (talk) 11:51, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  As food