Guinea fowl is native to Guinea on the west coast of the African continent. Its flesh is tender, delicious, high in protein and low in fat. Originally a wild poultry, it has been domesticated and raised, and has gradually become a new breed of meat poultry in some countries. So how much is a guinea fowl fry now? What do you like to eat? What are the prospects for farming?
How much does a guinea fowl fry cost?
Guinea fowl seedlings are generally 4.5 a piece, can be sent to cars, air, trains, remote areas of the price is more expensive
Classification of guinea fowl breeds
The breeds of guinea fowl mainly include large pearl chicken, feathered beaded chicken, gray-crowned beaded chicken three categories, large pearl chicken distributed in Somalia, Tanzania, characterized by only a few feathers on its back with white dots, feather-crowned beaded chicken distributed in tropical forests in Africa, gray-crowned beaded chicken including two types with blue meat hair and red meat hair, has been bred gray beaded chicken, white beaded chicken, lilac pearl chicken and many other breeds of hybrid chickens between them. Among them, the gray bead chicken is a breed of feeding amount *, and the so-called guinea fowl in China mainly refers to the gray bead chicken type, such as the French Isa bead chicken.
Pearl bird rearing
Pearl birds are fed daily with shelled millet, and can also be fed with a mixture of 60% of weeds, 30% of millet and 10% of millet. Eggs are fed millet during the juvenile and breeding stages. And increase the supply of fresh green leafy vegetables and fruits, mineral feed such as cuttlefish bones, shells, gravel, etc. should also be supplied as appropriate.
Breeding prospects for guinea fowl
1. Guinea fowl meat is tender, nutritious and delicious. Compared with ordinary broilers, it has a high protein and amino acid content, while the fat and cholesterol content is low, and it is a special bird with wild game.
2. Guinea fowl has a high slaughter rate, many edible parts, slender bones, small head and neck, developed pectoral and leg muscles, and an almost oval body. The live weight of 1700 grams of guinea fowl, the slaughter weight of 1544 grams, accounting for 91% of the live weight, half of the net chamber 1415 grams, accounting for 83% of the live weight, it can be seen that its slaughter rate and meat yield are higher.
3. Pearl chicken breeding hens start production from 28 weeks old, an egg laying period can lay about 160 eggs, provide about 110 chicks, and each breeder eggs consume about 40 to 44 kg of materials. The slaughter time of commercial broiler chicken * is 12 to 13 weeks old, the living weight can reach 1300 to 1500 grams, and the meat ratio is 1:2.7 to 2.9.
4, guinea fowl adaptability, strong disease resistance, simple requirements for equipment and housing, resistant to rough feeding, easy to raise, so engaged in guinea fowl breeding industry investment is small, fast turnover, high efficiency. In addition, guinea fowl is a modest size, neither as large as a turkey to be sold in sections, nor as small as a quail. It is not only suitable for ordinary families to eat a meal, but also a high-grade meat and poultry on the banquet.