jidestroud:
For a while now, I have been thinking of the right pets to get after the demise of Stella, Rubbie & Jumia my cats. After much deliberation, I decided, pending the time I get another cat (I have come to the realisation that I can't do without at least two cats in the house), let me get myself Guinea fowl keets as pets. Luckily for me, scouting for them wasn't much of a problem. 4 keets where bought and quickly settled into their new home.

Immediately I set my eyes on them, I loved them straightaway. Wifey also fell in love with them and I gave her the honour of naming them, and named them she did; Kara, Sylvester, Rodrigo and Kojo. (Only God knows where those names came from )




Quick Facts about Guinea fowls
Guinea fowl are hardy and low maintenance.

They also make excellent "watchdogs," sounding the alarm when unknown visitors approach.

Guinea fowl are free from diseases that plague other poultry.

They even cut down on the need for pesticides, as they rid their area of bugs and other pests, and have a particular fondness for the deer tick that spreads Lyme disease.

Best of all, they will help rid my garden off insects and unwanted pests.

Benjaniblinks:

How much did you get them?

jidestroud:
900 or 850, not too sure about the price again.

Pegi23:
Guinea fowl kor giri fowl no. This is pure chicks

jidestroud:
Yea right!!! They are doing great & wonderfully well. Unfortunately, we lost Kojo to drowning, Kara, Sylvester & Rodrigo made it thus far. But mehn! This things are wild. I have to chase them all around their cage to catch them. The annoying part is when I eventually get to hold them, O boy! see noise!!!
Well, on a brighter note, they don't eat much at all.

Abidecdrock:
what's the age here?

jidestroud:

5 weeks and 3days

Michael390:

they look great

jidestroud:


5 weeks and 3days

Abidecdrock:

Wow so I got a long way to go

jidestroud:


Lol, their growth rate is even worse than local hens.

Have you got keets presently? What's their age?

Abidecdrock:
Did you get the agric or local ones

kayswag100:
@OP,

Sorry to derail a bit. What in earth is this called?? Been researching without much success. Help me satisfy my curiosity pls

jidestroud:

Thanks.
Thinking of getting about 40 more. It would be a great sight to behold guineas running and making loud noises around my compound.
Next inline is a peacock.

jidestroud:


I had always called them horned devil caterpillars not until someone rightly pointed out that the hickorys' are light green in colour.

You need to see the giant moths they transform into after some days.

Michael390:

that's great,but you do know that to buy a peacock you need at least 450k.

jidestroud:

I got a friend selling for 90k. I'm in talks with him to give me at least 2 eggs from the laying ones.

Michael390:

Wait 2 eggs for 90k please send me a message on WhatsApp with the sellers contact my number 08122736454 I'm still shocked

jidestroud:

Me buy eggs? Not at all. Na dash I dey beg am go. Worse case, na to kolopi one

jidestroud:


I had always called them horned devil caterpillars not until someone rightly pointed out that the hickorys' are light green in colour.

You need to see the giant moths they transform into after some days.

Michael390:

the guy no fit dash you egg for free and you want to kolopi one,Ahh this country only GOD can help us ohh.

jidestroud:

Me buy eggs? Not at all. Na dash I dey beg am go. Worse case, na to kolopi one

Michael390:

that's great,but you do know that to buy a peacock you need at least 450k.

Abidecdrock:
Someone close to me got 2 young ones for 160k

jidestroud:
So eager for my guinea fowls to grow up and start their extermination jobs biko. Recently, there's been an influx of horned devils all over my garden. My chickens are just so lazy to do anything about them, they simply avoid them
They don't even eat earthworms haba!!!.

jidestroud:
Yea right!!! They are doing great & wonderfully well. Unfortunately, we lost Kojo to drowning, Kara, Sylvester & Rodrigo made it thus far. But mehn! This things are wild. I have to chase them all around their cage to catch them. The annoying part is when I eventually get to hold them, O boy! see noise!!!
Well, on a brighter note, they don't eat much at all.

Munzy14:

horned devil?... This caterpillar is edible na....But destructive on any tree they invade.

Munzy14:

Extremely noisy....