🐦⬛ Pearl Gray
Guinea Fowl · breed reference
The wild-type — slate-grey sprayed with white “pearls,” the colour every guinea in Africa wears and the camouflage the species evolved. The default choice for working birds on open range. Carries the FRENCH (Jumbo) strain row: the 4–5 lb European meat line behind restaurant pintade, table-ready a month before a standard bird.
| Species | Guinea |
|---|---|
| Kept for | Both |
| Eggs per year | ~100 |
| First eggs | ~30 weeks |
| Table-ready | ~16 weeks |
Strains
- Standard · ~100 eggs/yr · lays ~30 wks · table ~16 wks — The ordinary 3–3½ lb homestead guinea.
- French (Jumbo) · ~100 eggs/yr · lays ~30 wks · table ~12 wks — The European meat strain — 4–5 lb and table-ready a month sooner. The bird behind restaurant pintade.
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